{"id":24806,"date":"2026-03-01T00:56:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T05:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=24806"},"modified":"2026-03-01T07:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T12:05:11","slug":"10-ways-to-use-the-word-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/10-ways-to-use-the-word-about\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Ways To Use The Word ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U_zw_IQi0Vg?si=zyUu_uWXHDjtbA6k?rel=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/prepositions-pro-challenge\/\">Prepositions Pro Challenge<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/prepositions-pro-challenge\/\">Join the Prepositions Pro Challenge to get all 30 lessons!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>1. Approximately<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>About\u00a0<\/strong>30 people went to the party<br \/>\n(Use it for a guess or an estimate that is not exact)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2. Almost<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u2019m\u00a0<strong>just about<\/strong>\u00a0finished with my work.<br \/>\n(With this meaning, we typically say \u201cjust about\u201d + adjective)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3. In the general area<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A handful of tourists were wandering\u00a0<strong>about\u00a0<\/strong>the city center.<br \/>\n(This is more common in British English; in American English we would typically use \u201caround.\u201d But the next two expressions below ARE commonly used by Americans)<\/li>\n<li>We weren\u2019t home at all yesterday \u2013 we were\u00a0<strong>out and about.<\/strong><br \/>\n(This means outside your home)<\/li>\n<li>He\u2019s finally\u00a0<strong>up and about\u00a0<\/strong>a week after his knee surgery.<br \/>\n(We use \u201cup and about\u201d when someone has recovered from a sickness or accident enough to stand up and move around)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4. Concerning, regarding<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>She wrote a book\u00a0<strong>about\u00a0<\/strong>her experience in the military.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>5. Very soon<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u2019m\u00a0<strong>about to go<\/strong>\u00a0to the store \u2013 want to come with me?<br \/>\n(The structure of the phrases is \u201cabout + to + verb\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>6. Go about doing something = Proceed to do it in a particular way<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u2019m new at the company. How should I\u00a0<strong>go about<\/strong>\u00a0requesting a different desk?<br \/>\n(We usually use this phrase in questions about how a process should be done, or how someone plans to do it)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>7. Be all about = Be passionate \/ excited \/ focused on<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>I only buy things on sale \u2013 I\u2019m\u00a0<strong>all about\u00a0<\/strong>getting the best deal possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>8. Do an about-face = Turn and go the opposite way<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The gate was locked, so I\u00a0<strong>did an about-face\u00a0<\/strong>and went back to my car.<br \/>\n(This can be used both for physically turning around as well as completely changing your opinion to the opposite)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>9. It\u2019s about time = This should have happened already<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>After a month, they finally fixed the leaking sink \u2013\u00a0<strong>it\u2019s about time!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>10. How about\u2026? \/ What about\u2026? = Introduce possibilities or problems<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>How about<\/strong>\u00a0ordering pizza tonight?<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019re going to take a nap?\u00a0<strong>What about<\/strong>\u00a0all the work you have to do?<br \/>\n(In general, \u201chow about\u201d is used to introduce possibilities, and \u201cwhat about\u201d is used to bring up problems\/obstacles, but this is not a strict rule!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/prepositions-pro-challenge\/\">Join the Prepositions Pro Challenge!<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>YOUR TURN TO PRACTICE THIS PREPOSITION!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>About how much time do you spend studying English each week?<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s a project you have that\u2019s just about done?<\/li>\n<li>Where would you go if you had to spend the whole day out and about?<\/li>\n<li>What are your favorite topics to talk about and read about?<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s something you\u2019re about to do?<\/li>\n<li>Think of something you\u2019re not sure how to do, and how to go about doing it.<\/li>\n<li>Finish the sentence: I\u2019m all about\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Have you ever done an about-face?<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s something that happened about which you could say \u201cit\u2019s about time!\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Imagine you\u2019re making a suggestion to a friend, using \u201cHow about\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>If you join the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/prepositions-pro-challenge\/\">Prepositions Pro Challenge<\/a><\/strong>, you can get feedback and correction on your homework for every lesson.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/prepositions-pro-challenge\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/new-prepositions-pro-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/new-prepositions-pro-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/new-prepositions-pro-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/new-prepositions-pro-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/new-prepositions-pro.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>PREPOSITIONS IN CONVERSATION<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>If you want this extra material with every lesson, make sure to check the box for the \u201cPrepositions in Conversation Add-On\u201d when you join!\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/prepositions-pro-challenge\/\">https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/prepositions-pro-challenge\/<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Maya:<\/strong> Hey, you look busy. Are you <strong>just about <\/strong>finished?<br \/>\n<em>(= almost finished)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alex:<\/strong> Kinda \u2014 I\u2019m done writing the report, but there are <strong>about <\/strong>30 minor details I still need to double-check. <em>(= approximately)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Maya:<\/strong> That sounds like more than \u201cminor!\u201d I\u2019m glad you\u2019re back at work \u2013 and I even saw you <strong>out and about<\/strong> downtown yesterday.<br \/>\n<em>(= going to various places outside the house)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alex:<\/strong> Yeah, the doctor said I could be <strong>up and about<\/strong> again after the surgery, as long as I don\u2019t overdo it. <em>(= moving around, not laying\/sitting down)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Maya:<\/strong> That\u2019s great! So\u2026 what\u2019s the report <strong>about<\/strong>, exactly?<br \/>\n<em>(= concerning, regarding)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alex:<\/strong> It\u2019s about customer behavior over the past year \u2014 especially how people shop during sales. I\u2019m really <strong>all about<\/strong> finding patterns that help us make better decisions. <em>(= passionate about, interested in)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Maya:<\/strong> Makes sense. I\u2019m <strong>about to<\/strong> head to the caf\u00e9 \u2014 want to grab a coffee before the meeting? <em>(= going to very soon)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alex:<\/strong> I\u2019d love to, but I\u2019m not sure how to <strong>go about<\/strong> finishing this in time. Any suggestions? <em>(= proceed)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Maya:<\/strong> Honestly? If it\u2019s taking this long, <strong>it\u2019s about time<\/strong> you got some help.<br \/>\n<em>(= it\u2019s the right time to FINALLY do this). <\/em><strong>How about<\/strong> asking someone else to read it over? <em>(= introducing a suggestion)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alex:<\/strong> You\u2019re probably right. I was going to do it all alone, but maybe I should do an <strong>about-face<\/strong> and ask the team for input.<br \/>\n<em>(= change to the opposite direction)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Maya:<\/strong> Good call. And <strong>what about<\/strong> the deadline \u2014 is it flexible at all?<br \/>\n<em>(= asking about a possible problem\/obstacle)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alex:<\/strong> I don\u2019t think so \u2013 the boss really needs it done by Monday.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Mark each sentence as \u201cTrue\u201d or \u201cFalse\u201d<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Alex has finished writing the report.<\/li>\n<li>Alex was not supposed to be outside the house.<\/li>\n<li>The report is about people\u2019s shopping habits.<\/li>\n<li>Alex enjoys this type of work.<\/li>\n<li>Maya will go to the caf\u00e9 after the meeting.<\/li>\n<li>Maya offers to review Alex\u2019s report.<\/li>\n<li>Alex agrees with Maya\u2019s suggestion.<\/li>\n<li>Alex can ask for extra time to finish.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Answers below<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/prepositions-pro-challenge\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/new-prepositions-pro.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/new-prepositions-pro.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/new-prepositions-pro-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/new-prepositions-pro-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/new-prepositions-pro-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>ANSWERS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>TRUE &#8211; <\/strong>Alex has finished writing the report.<\/li>\n<li><strong>FALSE &#8211; <\/strong>Alex was not supposed to be outside the house.<\/li>\n<li><strong>TRUE &#8211; <\/strong>The report is about people\u2019s shopping habits.<\/li>\n<li><strong>TRUE &#8211; <\/strong>Alex enjoys this type of work.<\/li>\n<li><strong>FALSE &#8211; <\/strong>Maya will go to the caf\u00e9 after the meeting.<\/li>\n<li><strong>FALSE &#8211; <\/strong>Maya offers to review Alex\u2019s report.<\/li>\n<li><strong>TRUE &#8211; <\/strong>Alex agrees with Maya\u2019s suggestion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>FALSE &#8211; <\/strong>Alex can ask for extra time to finish.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prepositions Pro Challenge Join the Prepositions Pro Challenge to get all 30 lessons! 1. 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