to be about to

English - Turkish

Definition of to be about to in English Turkish dictionary

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.

-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

English - English

Definition of to be about to in English English dictionary
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")
be about to: {f} intend to, mean to, prepare to, be on the point of

to be about to

Hyphenation

to be a·bout to

tı bi ıbaut tı

/tə bē əˈbout tə/ /tə biː əˈbaʊt tə/

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