about
US /əˈbaʊt/
UK /əˈbaʊt/
1.
~에 대해, ~에 관하여
on the subject of; concerning
:
•
What are you talking about?
무슨 이야기를 하고 있어?
•
I'm worried about her health.
그녀의 건강에 대해 걱정돼.
2.
약, 대략
used to express approximation
:
•
It's about five o'clock.
대략 5시야.
•
There were about twenty people there.
거기에 약 스무 명이 있었어.
1.
거의, 막
nearly; almost
:
•
He was about to leave when the phone rang.
전화가 울렸을 때 그는 막 떠나려던 참이었다.
•
The movie is about to start.
영화가 곧 시작할 거야.
1.
있는, 주변에
present or in existence
:
•
There's no one about.
아무도 없어.
•
Is there any food about?
음식 있어?