About and Around
topic preposition
For example, about conveys the topic in the following sentences:
- The story about his family is very sad.
- Tim knows a lot about physics.
- Did you hear about the accident?
- Let's talk about something else.
location preposition
The preposition about can also convey location - it is a location preposition. In the sentences below, the preposition about conveys the location of the noun after it. The use of "about" conveying location is used generally by English people while Americans prefer to use around
- She looked about the house for her phone. She looked around the house for her phone
- There were chairs about the room. There were chairs around the room
- The old man walked about the neighborhood singing a song. The old man walked around the neighborhood singing a song.
time preposition
The preposition about can also convey time - it is a time preposition. In the following examples, when the preposition about conveys time, it means "approximately." You can also use Around in place of About.
- The party started about 8:00 p.m.
- We moved to California about three months ago.
- The time is about 4:00 o'clock right now.
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