about
adverbHow many syllables in about?
There are 2 syllables in the word about.How to pronounce about:
Definition of about:
- about (adverb):
- reasonably close to
- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
Synonyms for about:
around
close to
just about
more or less
or so
roughly
some
Antonyms for about:
not anywhere
nowhere
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- over
- only
- lion
- pumpkin
- music
- always
- English
- boastful
- mannered
- tightly
- displace
- daily
- gotcha
- demons
- solute
- jejune
- busy
- anger
- mission
- aetna
- foolish
- catarrh
- untrained
- believe
- doctrine
- civil
- stomach
- gully
- depend
- pillow
- huddle
- amid
- riddle
- pussy
- obeyed
- ice-cold
- follows
- convey
- cheerful
- caution
- measure
- pressure
- drama
- tragic
- terror
- mama
- honest
- burger
- abscond
- thinking
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
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