about

prep. regarding, concerning; next to; nearby; connected to

adv. around; approximately; in the area, nearby

abOUT is a Toronto-based monthly magazine, serving the  gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities of Southern Ontario, Western New York and Montreal. A regional magazine, abOUT was founded in Buffalo, New York, in late 2003 by four partners, including veteran Canadian journalist Duane Booth. The first edition of the magazine was released on January 19, 2004. In 2006, Booth became majority shareholder when he acquired the shares of two of the business partners, and the magazine's operations were fully moved to Toronto at the same time.
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About can refer to:About box, a dialog box displaying credits for a piece of computer softwareAbout.com, a website offering consumer-related adviceabOUT, an LGBT magazineAbout (musical artist), a music project, an internal URI scheme written about: PeopleEdmond François Valentin About, a French novelistNicolas About, a French politician
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about: is an internal URI scheme (also known as a "URL scheme" or, erroneously, "protocol") in various web browsers to display certain built-in functions and Easter eggs. It is not an officially registered scheme, and has no standard syntax.In early versions of Netscape, any address beginning about: which wasn't recognised as a built-in command would simply result in the text after the colon being displayed. Similarly, in early versions of Internet Explorer, about: followed by a string of HTML (e.g. about:<em>hello world</em>) would render that string as though it was the source of the page - thus providing a similar (though more limited) facility to the defined by RFC 2397. Still other versions of Netscape would return various phrases in response to an unknown about: address, including "Whatchew talkin' 'bout, Willis?" (a catch phrase from the TV show Diff'rent Strokes) or "Homey don't play dat!" (from a recurring skit on the TV show In Living Color).
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Adjective
1. on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident"
(synonym) about(p), astir(p)
(similar) active
Adverb
1. (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"
(synonym) approximately, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so
2. 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"
(synonym) around
3. in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"
(synonym) around
4. 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"
(synonym) around
5. in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "brought the ship about"; "suddenly she turned around"
(synonym) around
6. in rotation or succession; "turn about is fair play"
7. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'; "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"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"
(synonym) just about, almost, most, all but, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh

n. bit, small piece; tip, edge; end

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

(prep.)
On the point or verge of; going; in act of.
  

(prep.)
Near; not far from; -- determining approximately time, size, quantity.
  

(prep.)
In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place; by or on (one's person).
  

(prep.)
In concern with; engaged in; intent on.
  

(prep.)
Concerning; with regard to; on account of; touching.
  

(prep.)
Around; all round; on every side of.
  

(adv.)
To a reserved position; half round; in the opposite direction; on the opposite tack; as, to face about; to turn one's self about.
  

(adv.)
On all sides; around.
  

(adv.)
Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, etc.; as, about as cold; about as high; -- also of quantity, number, time.
  

(adv.)
In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across.
  

(adv.)
Here and there; around; in one place and another.