about
/əˈbaʊ̯t/ adjective C2- Moving around or in motion; astir. · out and about; up and about· After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again.
- In existence; being in evidence; apparent. · This idea has been about for a while but has only recently become fashionable.
- Near; in the vicinity or neighbourhood. · I had my keys just a minute ago, so they must be about somewhere.· Watch out, there's a thief about.
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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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