/əˈbaʊt/

• 1  prep. [relating to] -i buruz, -z, -en gainean

  what's it about?: zeri buruzkoa da?

  a book about gardening: lorezaintzari buruzko liburua

  I can tell you nothing about him: ezin dizut hari buruz ezer esan

  I'm phoning about tomorrow's meeting: biharko bileraren gainean galdetzeko deitzen dut

  there's nothing I can do about it: ezin dizut horretan lagundu

  how or what about this one?: zer iruditzen zaizu hau?

  what about me?: eta ni, zer?

  what did she talk about?: zertaz berba egin zuen?

  how or what about coming with us?: zer moduz gurekin etortzen bazara?

• 2  prep. [around] -tik, -n

  to do jobs about the house: konponketak egin etxean

  to wander about the streets: kaletik ibili

  I had no money about me: ez neukan dirurik

  he looked about him: ingurura begiratu zuen

• 3  prep. [particular to] norbaitek/zerbaitek duenari buruz

  there's something about him (that I like): badu zerbait (gustatzen zaidana)

  there's something odd about it: bada/badu zerbait arraroa

• 4  adv. [approximately] gutxi gorabehera, ia; (only with numbers) inguru, (-en) bat

  at about two o'clock: ordu biak inguruan

  about £20: 20ren bat libera

  he must be about 40: 40ren bat urte izango ditu

  that's about it: hori da, gutxi gorabehera

  about seven years ago: orain dela zazpi urte inguru

  it's just about finished: ia bukatuta dago

  it's about time you stopped: bazen garaia gelditzeko

• 5  adv. (esp Br) [place] hemen/hor/han inguruan, hemen/hor/han nonbait

  to leave things lying about: gauzak hor inguruan utzi

  there's a lot of measles about: hemen inguruan asko dira elgorriz gaxotuak

  he must be about somewhere: hemen inguruan egon behar du

  is anyone about?: badago inor?