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about:
- ongeveer; ruwweg; omstreeks; circa; plusminus; pakweg; omtrent; aangaande; zowat
About:
- Info over; Info
Wiktionary:
- about → om-, rond-, ongeveer, rond, circa, pakweg
- about → over, op het punt staan, aangaande, betreffende, bij, in de buurt, omheen, rond, ongeveer, om
- about → over
- about → plusminus, naar schatting, overweg komen, met, van, aan, aangaande, betreffende, bij, over, in, jegens, om, op, te, tot, voor, binnen, per, naar, tegen, dichtbij, nabij, daarnaast, ernaast, hiernaast, in de nabijheid
User Contributed Translations for about:
- grofweg, erover

English

Detailed Translations for about from English to Dutch

about:

about adj

about (approximately; roughly; round; around; globular; something like)
ongeveer; ruwweg; omstreeks; circa; plusminus; pakweg
- ongeveer adv
- ruwweg adv
- omstreeks adv
- circa adv
- plusminus adv
- pakweg adv
about (approximately; round)
ongeveer; omtrent
- ongeveer adv
- omtrent adj
about (concerning; with regard to; with reference to; with respect to)

– on the subject of; concerning ¹
aangaande; omtrent
- aangaande adj
- omtrent adj
about
zowat
- zowat adv

Translation Matrix for about:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	astir
Adverb	Related Translations	Other Translations
circa	about; approximately; around; globular; roughly; round; something like
omstreeks	about; approximately; around; globular; roughly; round; something like
ongeveer	about; approximately; around; globular; roughly; round; something like
pakweg	about; approximately; around; globular; roughly; round; something like
plusminus	about; approximately; around; globular; roughly; round; something like
ruwweg	about; approximately; around; globular; roughly; round; something like
zowat	about
-	almost; approximately; around; close to; just about; more or less; most; near; nearly; nigh; or so; roughly; some; virtually; well-nigh
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	approximately; roughly
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
aangaande	about; concerning; with reference to; with regard to; with respect to
omtrent	about; approximately; concerning; round; with reference to; with regard to; with respect to

Synonyms for "about":

astir; active
approximately; close to; just about; some; roughly; more or less; around; or so
almost; most; all but; nearly; near; nigh; virtually; well-nigh

Related Definitions for "about":

on the move²
- up and about²
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct²
- he's about 30 years old²
- I've had about all I can stand²
- we meet about once a month²
in the area or vicinity²
- a few spectators standing about²
all around or on all sides²
- dirty clothes lying around (or about)²
- let's look about for help²
in or to a reversed position or direction²
- about face²
used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction²
- wandering about with no place to go²
- people were rushing about²
- news gets around (or about)²
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but²
- the job is (just) about done²
in rotation or succession²
- turn about is fair play²
on the subject of; concerning¹
- The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue²
- He is thinking about writing a book.¹
- What is that all about?¹
- Let's talk about my new book.¹

Wiktionary Translations for about:

about

adverb

to a reversed position
- about → om-
here and there
- about → rond-
nearly
- about → ongeveer
in circuit
- about → rond
on all sides
- about → rond

en-prep

concerning
- about → over
on the point or verge of
- about → op het punt staan
in concern with
- about → over; aangaande; betreffende
in the immediate neighborhood of
- about → bij; in de buurt; omheen
over or upon different parts of
- about → rond
near
- about → ongeveer
around
- about → rond; om

about

adverb

ongeveer, plusminus
- circa → about; approximately
ongeveer, grof geschat
- pakweg → about

preposition

wat betreft
- over → about

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• about	→ plusminus	↔ rund — nicht genau bestimmt
• about	→ naar schatting	↔ schätzungsweise — nach Schätzungen; auf einer Schätzung beruhend
• about	→ overweg komen; met	↔ verstehen — (reflexiv) ohne Streitigkeiten mit jemandem auskommen, eine gute persönliche Beziehung zu jemandem haben
• about	→ van	↔ von — Ursprung räumlicher oder zeitlicher Veränderung, Herkunft, Gegenstand der Betrachtung, Ursache, sonstige Verhältnisse
• about	→ aan; aangaande; betreffende; bij; met; over; van; in; jegens; om; op; te; tot; voor; binnen; per; naar; tegen	↔ en — Traductions à trier suivant le sens
• about	→ dichtbij; nabij; daarnaast; ernaast; hiernaast; in de nabijheid	↔ près — À petite distance ou à peu de temps.

About:

About [the ~] noun

the About

– An item on the Help menu that opens the About dialog box, which includes the copyright, licensing, and license terms for the product. ³
Info over
- Info over
the About

– The link group that includes links to the About Hotmail webpage, the What's New webpage, and so on. ³
Info
- Info

Translation Matrix for About:

Not Specified	Related Translations	Other Translations
Info	About
Info over	About

Related Definitions for "About":

An item on the Help menu that opens the About dialog box, which includes the copyright, licensing, and license terms for the product.³
The link group that includes links to the About Hotmail webpage, the What's New webpage, and so on.³

User Contributed Translations:

Word	Translation	Votes
about	grofweg	4
about	erover	4

External Machine Translations:

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