be about

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be about

verb is about · being about · was about · been about

  1. transitive To have (something) as a primary focus. What is this book about?

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verb to have (something) as a primary focus

Españolrondar, tratar(se) de/sobre/“acerca de”, versar sobre/“acerca de”
中文是關於 /是关于 shì guānyú
Françaiss'agir de (e.g. "il s'agit de ..."), concerner, être au sujet de
Deutschgehen um, von ... sein, über ... sein
Ελληνικάαφορά aforá
Русскийбыть о bytʹ o, речь идёт о ... rečʹ idjót o ...

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@misc{be_about_2026,
  title = {be about},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/be%20about},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}