about

/əˈbaʊt/

意味: 周囲の

例文: June’s stories are about… absolutely everything.
　　  ジューンの話は…まじで全部がテーマ。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: talk about（〜について話す）, think about（〜について考える）, care about（〜を気にかける）

定義: ～について、またはおおよその数量や時間を表すときに使う。例：about 10 people（約10人）。

aboutは約400語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析

レーダーチャート: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Adjective: on the move
Adverb: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
Adverb: all around or on all sides
Adverb: in the area or vicinity
Adverb: used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
Adverb: in or to a reversed position or direction
Adverb: in rotation or succession
Adverb: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Adjective, Adverb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

I’m curious about your thoughts on the new project.(新しいプロジェクトについてのあなたの考えが気になります。)
What’s the story about, anyway?(その話は一体何についてですか？)
The report provides detailed information about recent findings in the field.(この報告書は、最近の研究結果に関する詳細な情報を提供しています。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Adjective: up and about
Adjective: the whole town was astir over the incident
Adverb: lasted approximately an hour
Adverb: in just about a minute
Adverb: he’s about 30 years old
Adverb: I’ve had about all I can stand
Adverb: we meet about once a month
Adverb: some forty people came
Adverb: weighs around a hundred pounds
Adverb: roughly $3,000
Adverb: holds 3 gallons, more or less
Adverb: 20 or so people were at the party
Adverb: dirty clothes lying around (or about)
Adverb: let’s look about for help
Adverb: There were trees growing all around
Adverb: she looked around her
Adverb: a few spectators standing about
Adverb: hanging around
Adverb: waited around for the next flight
Adverb: wandering about with no place to go
Adverb: people were rushing about
Adverb: news gets around (or about)
Adverb: traveled around in Asia
Adverb: he needs advice from someone who’s been around
Adverb: she sleeps around
Adverb: about face
Adverb: suddenly she turned around
Adverb: turn about is fair play
Adverb: the job is (just) about done
Adverb: the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded
Adverb: we’re almost finished
Adverb: the car all but ran her down
Adverb: he nearly fainted
Adverb: talked for nigh onto 2 hours
Adverb: the recording is well-nigh perfect
Adverb: virtually all the parties signed the contract
Adverb: I was near exhausted by the run
Adverb: most everyone agrees

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): about, almost, approximately, around, astir, close to, just about, more or less, most, near, nearly, nigh, or so, roughly, some, virtually, well-nigh

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語):

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの):

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語):

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words:

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: business, conversation, descriptive

Grammatical Notes:

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞): ab

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

中学レベル

英検5級

TOEIC600

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書):

Movies(映画):

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

Emotion Categories: