about

prepositionadverbA1 · Beginner

On the topic of something.

Meanings of «about»

1. preposition

on the topic of something

This book is about a girl and her dog.

2. adverb

approximately, close to a number

The film starts at about eight o'clock.

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Synonyms and similar words

regardingconcerning

What A1 means

A1 is the first CEFR level: the words you meet in the very first lessons — greetings, numbers, family, food, time, everyday actions. With A1 vocabulary you can introduce yourself, ask simple questions and understand slow, clear speech about familiar things. There are 1,037 A1 words in this dictionary; the whole dictionary holds 84,633 words graded A1–C2.

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