about
adv//əˈbaʊ̯t//runt, ungefär, nästan, cirka, vid, om, omkring, runt om, på väg att, angående, på
On all sides, or in every or any direction from a point; around. [from before 1150]
Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down. [from before 1150]
(archaic) In circuit or circumference; circularly. [from ca. 1350–1470]
Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost. [from before 1150]
In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around. [from before 1150]
Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout. [from ca. 1150–1350]
(with present participle, obsolete, or, dialect) On the point or verge of.
(figurative) On or near (one's person); attached as an attribute to; in the makeup of, or at the command of. [from ca. 1350–1470]
Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of. [from ca. 1150–1350]
Concerned or occupied with; engaged in; intent on. [from ca. 1150–1350]
Within or in the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place. [from ca. 1350–1470]