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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ü-ber
"Wir haben über das neue Projekt gesprochen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
On the subject of; concerning.
"We had a discussion about the new project."
- 1
In the vicinity; around.
"There were children playing about the park."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'on būtan', meaning 'on the outside of' or 'around', combining 'on' (on) and 'būtan' (outside, without). Over centuries, the meaning shifted from physical spatial surroundings to regarding a subject or approximate measurement in Middle and Early Modern English.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "About" is said worldwide
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à propos de
Transliteration: a pro pos de
"Nous avons discuté à propos de ce projet."
über
Transliteration: ü-ber
"Wir haben über das neue Projekt gesprochen."
riguardo a
Transliteration: ri-guar-do a
"Abbiamo parlato riguardo a questo progetto."
acerca de
Transliteration: a-cerca de
"Hablamos acerca de este proyecto."
sobre
Transliteration: so-bre
"Falamos sobre o novo projeto."
के बारे में
Transliteration: ke bāre meṁ
"हमने इस परियोजना के बारे में चर्चा की।"
关于
Transliteration: guān yú
"我们讨论了关于这个项目。"
에 관하여
Transliteration: e gwanhayeo
"우리는 이 프로젝트에 관하여 이야기했습니다."
について
Transliteration: ni tsuite
"私たちはこのプロジェクトについて話しました。"
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