![]() There’s something I wanted to ask you about. In her novels she writes about life in South Africa. → be quick about it, → go about your business THESAURUS about used when saying what the subject of something is She’s always talking about you. 8 → it’s all about somebody/something 9 → while you’re about it 10 → what was all that about? 11 literary AL surrounding a person or thing Jo sensed fear and jealousy all about her. 5 → what/how about somebody/something 6 → do something about something 7 PURPOSE if an organization, a job, an activity etc is about something, that is its basic purpose Leadership is all about getting your team to co-operate. What I like about the job is that it’s never boring. 4 ABOUT in the nature or character of a person or thing There’s something really strange about Liza. 3 ABOUT in many different directions within a particular place, or in different parts of a place SYN around, round We spent the whole afternoon walking about town. ![]() 2 used to show why someone is angry, happy, upset etc I’m really worried about Jack. Naturally, my mother wanted to know all about it (=all the details relating to it ). How much are you selling it for? What’s he on about (=talking about )? It’s about Tommy, doctor. S1 W1 preposition 1 ABOUT concerning or relating to a particular subject a book about politics She said something about leaving town.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English about a‧bout 1 / əˈbaʊt /
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