about
about
englanti-sta, -stä (jotakin koskeva)
ympäri, ympärilleen
läheisyydessä, tienoolla, tienovilla
mukana
noin, suunnilleen
lähellä, lähes, ilmaisemassa summittaista aikaa tai paikkaa
Esimerkkejä:
I must be about my Fathers business. - Luke 2:49
It is somewhere about here
Have you much money about you? - Bulwer
To-morrow, about this time. - Exodus 9:18
She is about my height. - Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona, IV-iv
He went out about the third hour. - Matthew 20:3
Synonyymisanakirja
about
vilkas, jalkeilla oleva, jalkeilla, liikkeellä oleva, liikkeellä.
Rimmaavat sanat
about rimmaa näiden kanssa:
out, knock-out, ragoût, burnout, passepartout, stout, layout...
Englannin sanakirja
about (englanti > suomi)
-ssa|alt=-ssa/-ssä, -lla|alt=-lla/-llä inessive or adessive case; paikkeilla, vaiheilla
-sta|alt=-sta/-stä elative case; olla kyse">olla kyse, kysymys">olla kysymys to be about
about englanniksi
In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of. (defdate)
c.1604–1605, (w), s:Alls Well That Ends Well|All's Well That Ends Well
1769, w:King James Version|King James Bible, Oxford Standard text, s:Bible (King James)/Proverbs|Proverbs'', iii, 3
Near; not far from; approximately; regarding time, size, quantity. (defdate)
c.1590–1591, (w), s:The Two Gentlemen of Verona|The Two Gentlemen of Verona
1769, w:King James Version|King James Bible, Oxford Standard text, s:Bible (King James)/Matthew|Matthew'', xx, 3,
1769, w:King James Version|King James Bible, Oxford Standard text, s:Bible (King James)/Exodus|Exodus'', ix, 18
(quote-book)|chapter=4
(quote-magazine)
On the point or verge of.
1769, w:King James Version|King James Bible, Oxford Standard text, s:Bible (King James)/Acts of the Apostles|Acts of the Apostles'', xviii, 14
1866, A treatise on the law of suits by attachment in the United States, by Charles Daniel Drake, http://books.google.de/books?id=Igs-AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA80&lpg=PA80&dq=%22was+about+leaving%22&source=bl&ots=aQXMZaxYAu&sig=T2wNto6m-YO2kSAwyWV-SivvnUw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YblHUKaUJc2LswbzkIHQDw&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22was%20about%20leaving%22&f=false page 80
(quote-book)
(ux)
1837, w:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton|Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Ernest Maltravers: Volume 1
Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout. (defdate)
1671, (w), s:Paradise Regained/Book 1|Paradise Regained
1849, (w), The history of England from the accession of James the Second
concern Concerned with; engaged in; intent on. (defdate)
1769, w:King James Version|King James Bible, Oxford Standard text, s:Bible (King James)/Luke|Luke'', ii, 49
2013 March 14, (w), season 5, episode 16, Bailout:
concerning Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect. (defdate)
1671 (w), ''(w)
1860, (w), (w)
puhekieltä In or near, as in mental faculties or puhekieltä in possession of; in control of; at one's command; in one's makeup. (defdate)
In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place. (defdate)
Not distant; approximate.
On all sides; around. (defdate)
1599, w:Robert Greene (dramatist)|Robert Greene, s:Alphonsus King of Aragon|The Comical History of Alphonsus King of Aragon, III-ii,
Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down. (defdate)
1769, King James Bible, Oxford Standard text, s:Bible (King James)/1 Timothy|1 Timothy, v,13,
(RQ:Chmbrs YngrSt)
Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost. (defdate)
1769, King James Bible, Oxford Standard text, s:Bible (King James)/Exodus|Exodus, xxxii,28:
In succession; one after another; in the course of events. (defdate)
On the move; active; astir. (defdate)
To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view. (defdate)
1888, w:Horatio Alger, Jr.|Horatio Alger, s:The Errand Boy/Chapter XXVIII|The Errand Boy,
puhekieltä To the opposite tack. (defdate)
puhekieltä Preparing; planning. (defdate)
puhekieltä In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; in circumference. (defdate)
1886, Duncan Keith, A history of Scotland: civil and ecclesiastical from the earliest times to the death of David I, 1153, Vol.1,
puhekieltä Going to; on the verge of; intending to. (defdate)
Moving around; astir.
1898, (w), s:Moonfleet/Chapter 3|Moonfleet,
In existence; being in evidence; apparent;
(quote-text)
2005, IDG Communications, Digit, Issues 89-94,
2006, Great Britain Parliament: House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, Energy: Meeting With Malcolm Wicks MP,
Normally active and capable.
puhekieltä The extremity of a metallic or wooden element or piece.