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What is the adverb for about?

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about
  1. Not distant; approximate.
    1. On all sides; around. [First attested before 1150.]
    2. Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down. [First attested before 1150.]
    3. Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost. [First attested before 1150.]
    4. Near; in the vicinity. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
  2. In succession; one after another; in the course of events. [First attested before 1150.]
  3. On the move; active; astir. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
  4. To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
    1. (nautical) To the opposite tack. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
  5. (obsolete) Preparing; planning. [Attested from around 1150 to 1350 until the late 18th century.]
  6. (archaic) In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; in circumference. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  7. (Canada) Going to; on the verge of; intending to. [First attested in the early 16th century.]
  8. Synonyms:
      9. around, hereabouts, near, nearby, close by, about the place, at hand, in the neighbourhood, in the vicinity, not far away, not far off, within reach, around the corner, in reverse, on your doorstep, just around the corner, close, nigh, round the corner, close at hand, just round the corner, by, in, hard, hard by, a short distance away, near at hand, at close quarters, near-at-hand, within sniffing distance, hereabout, around here, thereabout, accessible, handy, convenient, within easy reach, at close range, closely, nearly, thereabouts, in reach, alongside, within earshot, within sight, in the neighborhood, close to, a stone's throw away, within spitting distance, within close range … more
  9. Examples:
      10. “I didn't know specifically where he was, but the clanking noise suggested that he was about.”
      “There's enough room in the hall to move about comfortably.”
      “Plane Tree Grove is a residential area about a quarter of a mile from the airport.”
abouts
  1. (obsolete) About. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17th century.]
aboutes
  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of abouts
aboute
  1. Obsolete spelling of about
  2. Examples:
      3. “To effecte which, they resolved to rune a high course, and of great adventure, not knowing otherwise how to bring it aboute.”
      “Then went oute to hym Jerusalem, and all Jury, and all the region rounde aboute Jordan, and were baptised of hym in Jordan, knoledging their synnes.”
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