About vs Around about

Quando usar cada um em inglês, com significado, registro e exemplos.

About

Top 1000 (muito comum) A1 preposition

Around about

Top 2000 (comum)

Mais comum: About

	About	Around about
Pronúncia	🇬🇧 /["/əˈbaʊt/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/əˈbaʊt/"]/	🇬🇧 //əˈraʊnd əˈbaʊt// 🇺🇸 //əˈraʊnd əˈbaʊt//
Significado	Concerning or in relation to something.	Aproximadamente ou mais ou menos. Approximately or roughly.
Exemplo	I read a book about nature.	The meeting will start at around about 3 PM.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quão comum	Top 1000 (muito comum)	Top 2000 (comum)
Nível CEFR	A1	-
Classe gramatical	preposition
Colocações	talk about, think about, worry about, know about, care about	around about five, around about a week, around about the same time
Antônimos	away, beyond	exactly, precisely
Erros comuns	Confusing 'about' with 'around' in certain contexts., Using 'about' when 'regarding' would be more formal., Using 'about' in place of 'approximately' for numerical values.	Confused with 'around' or 'about' alone., Used in overly formal contexts., 'Around about' not followed by a number for estimates.
Notas de uso	Use 'about' when discussing topics or subjects. It's versatile in both spoken and written English, but informal expressions may avoid it in academic texts.	Usado em contextos informais para indicar uma estimativa de tempo ou distância. Evite em textos formais. Used in informal contexts to indicate an estimate of time or distance. Avoid in formal writing.

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Agent Carter › S1 E1

Mr. Jarvis, do you think you could bring the car around? Oh, in about 20 seconds.

between the old man and his son around about, uh, 7:00 that night?

Agent Carter › S1 E1

Mr. Jarvis, do you think you could bring the car around? Oh, in about 20 seconds.

between the old man and his son around about, uh, 7:00 that night?

Around about

Perguntas frequentes: About vs Around about

Qual é a diferença entre About e Around about?

About: Concerning or in relation to something. Around about: Approximately or roughly.

Qual é mais comum: About e Around about?

About é a mais comum no inglês do dia a dia.

Pode mostrar um exemplo de cada?

About: I read a book about nature. Around about: The meeting will start at around about 3 PM.

Posso usar About e Around about de forma intercambiável?

Nem sempre. About e Around about são relacionadas e às vezes se sobrepõem, mas diferem em registro, frequência e uso, então trocar uma pela outra pode mudar o sentido ou o tom. Veja as diferenças acima antes de substituir.