Penggunaan 'About'
About
Tentang, sekitar, kira-kira
BrE = British English.
AmE = American Enlglish.
About sebagai kata keterangan (Adverb)
1. Kira-kira, Kurang lebih (approximately)
contoh : - It costs about $20.
- They waited (for) about an hour.
- He arrived (at) about ten.
2. Hampir saja (nearly, very close to)
contoh : - I am just about ready.
- This is about the best we can hope for.
3. (BrE) Berserakan, bertebaran (in no particular order, in various places)
contoh : - Her books were lying about the floor.
4. (BrE) Di segala arah, sana sini (in many directions, here and there)
contoh : - The children were rushing about the garden.
5. (BrE) Tanpa melakukan apa-apa, bermalas-malasan (doing nothing in particular)
contoh : - People were standing about the road.
6. (BrE) Ada disekitar, dapat ditemukan di suatu tempat ( able to be found in a place)
contoh : - There was nobody about.
- She's somewhere about.
7. (Formal) Menghadap ke arah yang berlawanan.
contoh : - He brought the ship about.
Idiom
1. that's about all / that's about it.
Digunakan untuk mengatakan bahwa kamu sudah selesai bicara dan tidak ada lagi yang perlu diucapkan.
contoh: - Anything else? No, That's about it for now.
About sebagai kata Preposisi (Preposition)
1. Tentang, mengenai, berhubungan dengan (on the subject of, in connection with)
contoh : - a book about flowers.
- Tell me all about it!
- What's she so angry about?
- I don't know what you're on about. (= talking about)
2. Digunakan untuk melukiskan tentang tujuan dari sesuatu (decribe about the purpose of something)
contoh : - Movies are all about making money these days.
- What was all that about? (= What was the reason for what has just happened)
3. Sibuk dengan sesuatu, sedang mengerjakan sesuatu (busy with something, doing something)
contoh : - Everywhere people were going about their daily business.
- And while you are about it ........ (while you are doingthat)
4. (BrE) Kesegala arah, sana sini (in many directions. here and there)
contoh : - We wandered about the town for an hour or so.
- He looked about the room.
5. (BrE) Di berbagai bagian pada suatu tempat, sana sini ( in verious parts of a place)
contoh : - The papers were strewn about the room.
6. (BrE) Di dekat suatu tempat atau orang. di tempat yang dibicarakan. next to a place or person, in the area mentioned.
contoh : She's somewhere about the office.
7. (Literatur) Sekeliling sesorang atau sesuatu. (sounding somebody/something)
contoh : She wore a shawl about her shoulder.
Idiom
What about / How about?
1. Digunakan untuk menanyakan informasi tentang sesorang atau sesuatu.
contoh : - How about your new friend? have you heard from him?
- I am having some money, what about you?
2. Digunakan untuk membuat keputusan (making suggestion)
contoh ; - How about going for a walk?
- What about a break?
About sebagai kata sifat (Adjective)
Idiom
Be about to do something.
- Hampir saja mau, mau segera (to be close to doing something)
contoh : - I was just about to ask you the same thing.
Not be about to do something
- Tidak mau / iklas melakukan sesuatu, tidak ada tujuan/keinginan melakukan sesuatu.
contoh : - I've never done any cooking and I am not about to start now.
Sumber Informasi:
http://cassavaleaf.blogspot.co.id/2012/06/penggunaan-about.html
Sumber Informasi:
http://cassavaleaf.blogspot.co.id/2012/06/penggunaan-about.html
