(phrase slang) เป็นการขอโทษเมื่อต้องการจะออกไปข้างนอก มักพูดเมื่อจะขอตัวไปห้องน้ำ หรือออกไปซื้อเครื่องดื่ม เช่น Can we stop, Simon? I have to see a man about a horse., S.
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English-Thai: Longdo Dictionary (UNAPPROVED version -- use with care )
About to
(slang ) กำลังจะ going to ex. The bus was about to leave when we arrived.
Those students are about to read novels.
[ADV] in a roundabout way, See also:about the bush, Syn.วกวน, Example: เขาพูดวกไปวนมาจนฉันไม่เข้าใจว่าเขาต้องการจะบอกอะไรกันแน่, Thai definition: อย่างไม่ตรงประเด็น, อย่างไม่ชัดเจน
[, anna] (adj-pn) (See こんな,そんな,どんな・1) such (about something or someone distant from both speaker and listener, or about a situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener); so; that; sort of; (P) [Add to Longdo]
[おひきずり, ohikizuri] (n) (1) (See 引き摺り・1) train of dress; trailing skirt; (2) (See 引き摺り・2) woman who doesn't work and only thinks about fashion [Add to Longdo]
[, kurai (P); gurai (P)] (suf,prt) (1) (also written as 位) approximately; about; around; or so; (2) to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; (3) as ... as ...; like; (P) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
About \A*bout"\, prep. [OE. aboute, abouten, abuten; AS.
[=a]butan, onbutan; on + butan, which is from be by + utan
outward, from ut out. See {But}, {Out}.]
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1. Around; all round; on every side of. "Look about you."
--Shak. "Bind them about thy neck." --Prov. iii. 3.
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2. In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or
proximity to; near, as to place; by or on (one's person).
"Have you much money about you?" --Bulwer.
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3. Over or upon different parts of; through or over in
various directions; here and there in; to and fro in;
throughout.
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Lampoons . . . were handed about the coffeehouses.
--Macaulay.
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Roving still about the world. --Milton.
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4. Near; not far from; -- determining approximately time,
size, quantity. "To-morrow, about this time." --Exod. ix.
18. "About my stature." --Shak.
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He went out about the third hour. --Matt. xx. 3.
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Note: This use passes into the adverbial sense.
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5. In concern with; engaged in; intent on.
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I must be about my Father's business. --Luke ii. 49.
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6. Before a verbal noun or an infinitive: On the point or
verge of; going; in act of.
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Paul was now aboutto open his mouth. --Acts xviii.
14.
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7. Concerning; with regard to; on account of; touching. "To
treat about thy ransom." --Milton.
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She must have her way about Sarah. --Trollope.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
About \A*bout"\, adv.
1. On all sides; around.
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'Tis time to look about. --Shak.
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2. In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the
outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across.
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3. Here and there; around; in one place and another.
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Wandering about from house to house. --1 Tim. v.
13.
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4. Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in
quality, manner, degree, etc.; as, about as cold; about as
high; -- also of quantity, number, time. "There fell . . .
about three thousand men." --Exod. xxii. 28.
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5. To a reserved position; half round; in the opposite
direction; on the opposite tack; as, to face about; to
turn one's self about.
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{To bring about}, to cause to take place; to accomplish.
{To come about}, to occur; to take place. See under {Come}.
{To go about}, {To set about}, to undertake; to arrange; to
prepare. "Shall we set about some revels?" --Shak.
{Round about}, in every direction around.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
about
adv 1: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct;
"lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute";
"he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can
stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people
came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly
$3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so
people were at the party" [syn: {approximately}, {about},
{close to}, {just about}, {some}, {roughly}, {more or
less}, {around}, {or so}]
2: all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or
about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees
growing all around"; "she looked around her" [syn: {about},
{around}]
3: in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about";
"hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight" [syn:
{about}, {around}]
4: used of movement to or among many different places or in no
particular direction; "wandering about with no place to go";
"people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)";
"traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone
who's been around"; "she sleeps around" [syn: {about},
{around}]
5: in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face";
"suddenly she turned around" [syn: {about}, {around}]
6: in rotation or succession; "turn about is fair play"
7: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the
baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost
finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly
fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is
well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the
contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone
agrees" [syn: {about}, {almost}, {most}, {nearly}, {near},
{nigh}, {virtually}, {well-nigh}]
adj 1: on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir
over the incident" [syn: {about(p)}, {astir(p)}]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
