about

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈbaʊt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈbaʊt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə bout)

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'about' wordt vergeleken met 'around'. Het staat in één of meer van de onderstaande regels.'about' is cross-referenced with 'around'. It is in one or more of the lines below.

WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:

Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
about | around
EngelsNederlands
wait around,
also UK: wait about
vi phrasal
(wait for [sb/sth])wachten onoverg.ww
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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:

Samengestelde woorden:
about | around
EngelsNederlands
talk about [sth/sb] vi + prep (discuss)praten over, spreken over, discussiëren over ww+vz
 We talked about the film we had just seen.
teach [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep (give knowledge of)iemand onderrichten over iets woordgr.
  iemand iets bijbrengen over iets overg. ww
 The clinic teaches people about health issues.
 Sonoko taught me about Japanese food and culture.
think about [sth/sb],
think of [sth/sb]
vi + prep
(be preoccupied)denken aan ww + vz
 He was saddened, and thought about her situation all the time.
unapologetic about [sth] adj + prep (not sorry about)onbeschaamd bn
  niet schuldbewust bw+bn
 The actor is unapologetic about the controversial remarks he made in a radio interview.
be unclear about [sth] v expr (person: not understand fully)niet helemaal duidelijk zijn onoverg.uitdr.
 I'm unclear about what the results of my blood test mean.
 Het is me niet helemaal duidelijk wat hij bedoelt.
unsure (of/about [sth]) adj (person: uncertain about [sth])onzeker bn
 He's unsure whether he'll be able to come with us.
up and about adj informal (recovered from illness) (informeel)weer op de been bw
 He's been up and about for almost a week now.
walk around,
walk about
vi + adv
(stroll about, go about on foot)rondlopen onoverg.ww
 I didn't have a place to go. I was just walking around.
whine about [sth/sb] vi + prep (complain about)zeuren over, zaniken over, klagen over ww+vz
 The children were whining about how hungry they were.
without beating about the bush adv informal (in a straightforward way)zonder omhaal bw
  (figuurlijk)zonder doekjes er omheen te wikkelen frase
 He told me right away what he thought, without beating about the bush.
be worried about [sth/sb] v expr (be anxious about)bezorgd zijn om iets woordgr.
 I was worried about my exam results, but I did well.
worried sick about [sth] adj informal (extremely anxious about [sb] or [sth](informeel)doodongerust bn
 Where have you been? You're two hours late - I've been worried sick!
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Collocatie: a [book, movie, show] about [space], about to [be, have, get, play, go, make, do, leave], a [movie] about [space, love, childhood, the future], meer...

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