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Definition of be about to in English Turkish dictionary
- üzere olmak
- -mek üzere olmak
- -mek üzere olmak: I was about to go out the door. Kapıdan çıkmak üzereydim. I knew by heart the poems about to be read. O sırada okunacak
- about to
- mek üzere
- about to
- üzere
Bu gemi sefere çıkmak üzeredir.
-The ship is about to set sail.
Ancak Lucy evinden ayrılmak üzereydi.
-However, Lucy is about to leave her home.
- be about
- 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
- to be about to
- ilgili olmak
- be about
- üzere olmak; meşgul olmak
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Definition of be about to in English English dictionary
- {f} intend to, mean to, prepare to, be on the point of
- about to
- Indicates something that will happen very soon; indicates that something is imminent
He's standing at the edge, and I think he's about to jump.
- about to
- {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")
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be a·bout toTurkish pronunciation
bi ıbaut tıPronunciation
/bē əˈbout tə/ /biː əˈbaʊt tə/
Etymology
[ '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.Resimler
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