1. (kötü bir şey) kol gezmek: Smallpox was about in the town. Şehirde çiçek kol geziyordu. 2. ayakta olmak: That morning she was about at the crack of dawn. O sabah şafak söktüğünde ayaktaydı
{e} on the verge of; pointing out something that will take place very soon; suggests that something is imminent (E.g.: "Susan is sitting at the table and I think she is about to eat lunch")
be about to
Heceleme
be a·bout to
Türkçe nasıl söylenir
bi ıbaut tı
Telaffuz
/bē əˈbout tə/ /biː əˈbaʊt tə/
Etimoloji
[ 'bE ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English bEon; akin to Old High German bim am, Latin fui I have been, futurus about to be, fieri to become, be done, Greek phynai to be born, be by nature, phyein to produce.