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abowt

abowt is the obsolete spelling of about.

abowt is the alternative spelling of about.

Meaning of about

Adverb

about (not comparable)

  1. On all sides, or in every or any direction from a point; around.
    • I looked about at the scenery that surrounded me.
  2. Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.
    • Bits of old machinery were lying about.
  3. From one place or position to another in succession; indicating repeated movement or activity.
    • walking about; rushing about; jumping about; thrashing about
  4. Indicating unproductive or unstructured activity.
    • messing about; fooling about; loafing about
  5. Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
    • It’s about as cold as it was last winter.
  6. Near; in the vicinity.
    • I looked round at the people standing about, and observed them curiously in their peculiar relation to it all.1879, Scribner's Monthly, an Illustrated Magazine for the People, page 212

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Questions about abowt

What is abowt the obsolete spelling of?
Abowt is the obsolete spelling of about.

Words near abowt in the dictionary

  1. abovestairs
  2. abovestated
  3. abovestreet
  4. Abovian
  5. Abovyan
  6. abowt
  7. abox
  8. Aboyne
  9. Aboyne dress
  10. abozzi
  11. abozzo

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Adapted from Wiktionary: abowt (page history and authors); about (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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