What is the meaning of About?

In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around.

Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.

Indicates that something will happen very soon; indicates a plan or intention to do something.

  1. See about to.
  2. On the point or verge of.

See about to.

On the point or verge of.

Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of.

Concerned or occupied with; engaged in; intent on.

Within or in the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place.

On one’s person; nearby the person.

On or near (one's person); attached as an attribute to; in the makeup of, or at the command of.

On all sides, or in every or any direction from a point; around.

Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.

From one place or position to another in succession; indicating repeated movement or activity.

Indicating unproductive or unstructured activity.

Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.

Near; in the vicinity.

To a reversed order, direction, or condition; half round; in (or to, or from) the opposite direction.

To the opposite tack: see go about.

In succession, one after another.

In rotation or revolution.

In the course of events.

In circuit or circumference; circularly.

By a circuitous way; circuitously.

Moving around or in motion; astir.

In existence; being in evidence; apparent.

Near; in the vicinity or neighbourhood.

To change the course of (a ship) to the other tack; to bring (a ship) about.

To about-face (turn 180 degrees, like a soldier).

about (around, approximately, roughly)

the extremity of a metallic or wooden element or piece

Source: wiktionary.org