单词 | about-turns |
释义 | about /ə-bowtˈ/preposition
ORIGIN: OE onbūtan, from on in (cf a-1), and būtan without, from be by, and ūtan, orig a locative, from ūt out aboutsˈ preposition (Spenser) About aboutˈ-face noun
To perform an about-face aboutˈ-shipˈ transitive verb and intransitive verb To put (the ship) on the opposite tack aboutˈ-sledge noun A blacksmith's heavy hammer aboutˈ-turn noun and intransitive verb same as about-face above. about to
be about To be up and on the go after sleep or rest bring about see under bring come about To happen in the course of time go about see under go1 put about see under put1 turn about see under turn |
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