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(satellite adjective) on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident" |
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Synonyms: astir |
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(adverb) in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight" |
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Synonyms: around |
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(adverb) 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" |
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Synonyms: around |
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(adverb) in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "brought the ship about"; "suddenly she turned around" |
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Synonyms: around |
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(adverb) 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" |
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Synonyms: around |
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(adverb) (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; "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"; (`near' is used informally for `nearly' as in "I was near exhausted by the run"; `most' is used informally for `almost' as in "most everybody agrees") |
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Synonyms: all but, almost, just about, most, near, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh |
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(adverb) in rotation or succession; "turn about is fair play" |
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(adverb) (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" |
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Synonyms: approximately, around, close to, just about, more or less, or so, roughly, some |
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