almost, nearly, roughly, as concerns, as respects.
Do you want to tell me about her?
هل تريد أن تخبرني عنها؟
I love thinking about the future.
أنا أحب التفكير عن المستقبل.
I didn't ask about his family tree.
لم أسأل عن شجرة عائلته.
Read about the beautiful and the good things.
اقرأ عن الأشياء الجميلة والجيدة.
He didn't care about هل أخبرك أليكس عن الحفلة؟
لم يهتم بها.
The roast will be ready in about 15 minutes.
سيكون التحميص جاهزًا في غضون 15 دقيقة تقريبًا.
He was here for about an hour.
لقد كان هنا لمدة ساعة تقريبًا.
Did your friend tell you about the party?
هل أخبرك صديقك عن الحفلة؟
Middle English aboute, from Old English abutan (adv., prep.), earlier onbutan "on the outside of; around the circumference of, enveloping; in the vicinity of, near; hither and thither, from place to place," also "with a rotating or spinning motion," in late Old English "near in time, number, degree, etc., approximately;" a compound or contraction of on + be "by" + utan "outside," from ut.
