Definitions
On the subject of, concerning, approximately, or moving around something.
Word origin
Preposition and adverb from Middle English aboute, abouten, from Old English abūtan, onbūtan, from on (“in, on”) + būtan (“outside of”), itself from be (“by”) + ūtan (“outside”). Cognate with Old Frisian abûta (“outside; except”).
Used in a sentence
“The snake was coiled about his ankle.”
“So look about you; know you any here?”
“Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“Around”5 letters
02“Concerning”5 letters
03“On the topic of”5 letters
04“Roughly”5 letters
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