1. [adv]  (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"
2. [adv]  in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"
3. [adv]  all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her"
4. [adv]  in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "brought the ship about"; "suddenly she turned around"
5. [adv]  to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around"
6. [adv]  (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"
7. [adv]  in rotation or succession; "turn about is fair play"

ABOUT is a 5 letter word that starts with A.

1. \A*bout"\, prep. [OE. aboute, abouten, abuten; AS.
   [=a]butan, onbutan; on + butan, which is from be by + utan
   outward, from ut out. See {But}, {Out}.]
   1. Around; all round; on every side of. ``Look about you.''
      --Shak. ``Bind them about thy neck.'' --Prov. iii. 3.
   2. In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or
      proximity to; near, as to place; by or on (one's person).
      ``Have you much money about you?'' --Bulwer.
   3. Over or upon different parts of; through or over in
      various directions; here and there in; to and fro in;
      throughout.
            Lampoons . . . were handed about the coffeehouses.
                                                  --Macaulay.
            Roving still about the world.         --Milton.
   4. Near; not far from; -- determining approximately time,
      size, quantity. ``To-morrow, about this time.'' --Exod.
      ix. 18. ``About my stature.'' --Shak.
            He went out about the third hour.     --Matt. xx. 3.
   Note: This use passes into the adverbial sense.
   5. In concern with; engaged in; intent on.
            I must be about my Father's business. --Luke ii. 49.
   6. Before a verbal noun or an infinitive: On the point or
      verge of; going; in act of.
            Paul was now aboutto open his mouth.  --Acts xviii.
                                                  14.
   7. Concerning; with regard to; on account of; touching. ``To
      treat about thy ransom.'' --Milton.
            She must have her way about Sarah.    --Trollope.
   

2. \A*bout"\, adv.
   1. On all sides; around.
            'Tis time to look about.              --Shak.
   2. In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the
      outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across.
   3. Here and there; around; in one place and another.
            Wandering about from house to house.  --1 Tim. v.
                                                  13.
   4. Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in
      quality, manner, degree, etc.; as, about as cold; about as
      high; -- also of quantity, number, time. ``There fell . .
      . about three thousand men.'' --Exod. xxii. 28.
   5. To a reserved position; half round; in the opposite
      direction; on the opposite tack; as, to face about; to
      turn one's self about.
   {To bring about}, to cause to take place; to accomplish.
   {To come about}, to occur; to take place. See under {Come}.
   {To go about}, {To set about}, to undertake; to arrange; to
      prepare. ``Shall we set about some revels?'' --Shak.
   {Round about}, in every direction around.