Definition of about

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• about is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
• about is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
• about is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of about

• used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction (adverb)

  Examples

  1. wandering about with no place to go
  2. people were rushing about
  3. news gets around (or about)

  Synonyms

  1. around
• in or to a reversed position or direction (adverb)

  Examples

  1. about face

  Synonyms

  1. around
• in the area or vicinity (adverb)

  Examples

  1. a few spectators standing about

  Synonyms

  1. around
• all around or on all sides (adverb)

  Examples

  1. dirty clothes lying around (or about)
  2. let's look about for help

  Synonyms

  1. around
• (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but (adverb)

  Examples

  1. the job is (just) about done

  Synonyms

  1. almost
  2. most
  3. near
  4. nearly
  5. nigh
  6. virtually
  7. well-nigh
• on the move (adjective)

  Examples

  1. up and about

  Synonyms

  1. astir
• (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct (adverb)

  Examples

  1. in just about a minute
  2. he's about 30 years old
  3. I've had about all I can stand
  4. we meet about once a month

  Synonyms

  1. approximately
  2. around
  3. close to
  4. just about
  5. more or less
  6. or so
  7. roughly
  8. some

See definition of about in Merriam Webster