Sinonimi e contrari di about in inglese
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ABOUT
We always seem to talk about money.
Sinonimi ed esempi
regarding
I wrote to them regarding the new contract.
concerning
What is your letter concerning?
in/
Complaints have been made with regard to your behaviour in the office.
in connection with
She is wanted for questioning in connection with the disappearance of their child.
on
She’s writing a book on feminism in the 21st century.
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If you talk, write, speak, etc. about someone or something, you are identifying that person or thing as the subject of your conversation or piece of writing. You can also say that a piece of writing, a conversation, etc. is about something.
NOT COMPLETELY
Are you about ready to leave?
Sinonimi ed esempi
almost
We need to hurry up - it's almost time to go.
nearly
It's nearly midnight.
near
He was near tears (= almost crying).
all but
The concert was all but over by the time we arrived.
well-nigh
It was well-nigh impossible to get a person on the phone these days.
practically
The builders said it is practically impossible to do the work that quickly.
virtually
The laws around this have remained virtually unchanged for hundreds of years.
come within an inch of
She slipped down the mountainside and came within an inch of dying.
come within a whisker of
mainly UK
He spoke in support of the strike and came within a whisker of being fired.
on the verge of
Scientists are on the verge of finding a cure.
as good as
The contract is as good as signed.
Confronta
just
She just got there in time.
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When you are making progress towards something but have not completely reached it yet, you have almost done or achieved it.
APPROXIMATELY
The job will take about three months.
Sinonimi ed esempi
approximately
He makes approximately $60,000 a year.
around
I will be there around four o'clock.
roughly
There were roughly 200 people at the meeting.
give or take
We're just leaving now, so we'll be there in ten minutes, give or take.
Contrario ed esempio
exactly
The bill came to exactly £637.55.
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If a time, number, amount, etc. is not completely accurate, but close, it is approximate. If something is done or happens in a way that is not exact but is close to a particular time, amount, or number, you can use approximately.
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The debate was about whether to raise taxes.
It's nice to have a pet about the house.
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That will cost you about three dollars.
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There was a moat about the castle.
Do you have any loose change about you?.
I'm about ready to go.
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Unable to sleep, he paced about the house.
She was about exhausted.
We were ringed about by enemies.
Turn about and you'll see who's following.
We shared the task turn and turn about.
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If a plan goes pear-shaped, it fails.
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