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English word

about

A1Frequent NGSL-1
UK /əˈbaʊt/US /əˈbaʊt/
adverb

a little more or less than; a little before or after

preposition

on the subject of somebody/something; in connection with somebody/something

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And help us try to picture what it would take to build a future that's worth getting excited about.

Elon Musk: A future worth getting excited about (TED 2022)

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So, uh, my background—uh, in brief—I'll talk a little bit about Zip 2.

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