about
adverb, preposition
used for stating who or what you are discussing, considering, describing, forgetting etc
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Concerning or about something
in relation to
concerning something
in/with regard to
concerning a particular subject
in connection with something
relating to something
as for
used for introducing a subject that is related to what you have just been talking about
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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