on the subject of: “We talked about our plans”
over

1 (sometimesround about) near (in place, time, size etc): “about five miles away”
ongeveer

2 in different directions; here and there: “The children ran about (the garden).”
rond

3 in or on some part (of a place etc): “You'll find him somewhere about (the office).”
in de buurt

4 around or surrounding: “She wore a coat about her shoulders”
om
(in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: “About turn!”
om

be about to

to be going to (perform an action): “I am about to leave the office.”
op het punt staan
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about

zowat ; ruwweg ; plusminus ; pakweg ; ongeveer ; omtrent ; omstreeks ; circa ; aangaande ; rond ; wat betreft ; van ; rondom ; aan ; over ; ongeveer ; om ... heen ; om ; met ; in omloop zijnd ; in omloop ; een stuk of ; circulerend ; ca. (Afkorting) ; betreffende

Bronnen: interglot; MWB; Wakefield genealogy pages; Download IATE, European Union, 2017.




EN: almost
EN: around
EN: give or take a few
EN: going on for
EN: in the order of
EN: in the region of
EN: just about
EN: more or less
EN: nearly
EN: roughly

EN: come about NL: gebeuren
EN: what are you about? NL: wat voer je uit?
EN: turn and turn about NL: beurtelings veranderen
EN: is he about? NL: is hij in de buurt, bij de hand?
EN: much about NL: min of meer
EN: out and about NL: (na ziekte) weer hersteld
EN: up and about NL: bij de hand, uit bed