about
/əˈbaʊ̯t/ verb C2- To change the course of (a ship) to the other tack; to bring (a ship) about.
- To about-face (turn 180 degrees, like a soldier). · For quotations using this term, see Citations:about.
He/she/it abouts · Past abouted · Past participle abouted · -ing form abouting
Verb forms
- Base form
- about
- He/she/it
- abouts
- Past
- abouted
- Past participle
- abouted
- -ing form
- abouting
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“But,” asked Danglars, in a timid tone, “how did you manage about the other formalities—the contract—the settlement?”
“Ah,” sighed Caderousse, “a man cannot always feel happy because he is about to be married.”
Everything about this case is rum.
Not that I care about it, though.
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