about: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 7 letter points · starts with A · ends with T
Meaning of about
prep
In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around.
Example: The snake was coiled about his ankle.
Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
Example: Rubbish was strewn about the place.
Indicates that something will happen very soon; indicates a plan or intention to do something. See about to.
Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of.
Example: He talked a lot about his childhood.
Listed forms: aboot, abowt.
Source: Wiktionary — about.
adv
- not-comparable
On all sides, or in every or any direction from a point; around.
Example: I looked about at the scenery that surrounded me.
- not-comparable
Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.
Example: Bits of old machinery were lying about.
- not-comparable
From one place or position to another in succession; indicating repeated movement or activity.
Example: walking about; rushing about; jumping about; thrashing about
- not-comparable
Indicating unproductive or unstructured activity.
Example: messing about; fooling about; loafing about
Listed forms: aboot, abowt.
Source: Wiktionary — about.
adj
- not-comparable
Moving around or in motion; astir.
Example: out and about; up and about
- not-comparable
In existence; being in evidence; apparent.
Example: This idea has been about for a while but has only recently become fashionable.
- not-comparable
Near; in the vicinity or neighbourhood.
Example: I had my keys just a minute ago, so they must be about somewhere.
Listed forms: aboot, abowt.
Source: Wiktionary — about.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for about.
adjective
on the move
adverb
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
- approximately
- close to
- just about
- some
- roughly
- more or less
- around
- or so
adverb
all around or on all sides
adverb
in the area or vicinity
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is about in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of about
A(1) + B(3) + O(1) + U(1) + T(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of about
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from about
21 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in about. Showing up to 24, longest first.