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A*bout" (&unr_;), prep. [OE. aboute, abouten, abuten; AS. &ā;butan, onbutan; on + butan, which is from be by + utan outward, from ut out. See But, Out.]
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1. Around; all round; on every side of. “Look about you.” Shak. “Bind them about thy neck.” Prov. iii. 3.
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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.
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3. Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
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Lampoons . . . were handed about the coffeehouses. Macaulay.
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Roving still about the world. Milton.
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4. Near; not far from; -- determining approximately time, size, quantity. “To-morrow, about this time.” Exod. ix. 18. “About my stature.” Shak.
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He went out about the third hour. Matt. xx. 3.
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&hand_; This use passes into the adverbial sense.
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5. In concern with; engaged in; intent on.
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I must be about my Father's business. Luke ii. 49.
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6. Before a verbal noun or an infinitive: On the point or verge of; going; in act of.
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Paul was now aboutto open his mouth. Acts xviii. 14.
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7. Concerning; with regard to; on account of; touching. “To treat about thy ransom.” Milton.
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She must have her way about Sarah. Trollope.
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A*bout", adv. 1. On all sides; around.
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'Tis time to look about. Shak.
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2. In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across.
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3. Here and there; around; in one place and another.
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Wandering about from house to house. 1 Tim. v. 13.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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