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1. (non-gloss definition)

''He's standing at the edge, and I think he's about to jump.''

''She seemed about to say something.''

2. 1769, James Version|King James Bible, Oxford Standard text, ''(King James)/Acts of the Apostles|Acts of the Apostles'', xviii, 14

And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:

3. (RQ:Churchill Celebrity)

4. (n-g)

''I'm not about to let the lockdown stop me from going to the beach every day.''

''I'm not about to wander around at night to find it.''

5. (n-g) (defdate)