About to
ready to, on the verge of, as in i was about to leave when it began to rain, or he hasn’t finished yet but he’s about to. this usage was first recorded in miles coverdale’s 1535 translation of the bible (joshua 18:8).
not about to. having no intention of doing something, as in the shop steward was not about to cross the picket line, or are you staying longer?—no, i’m not about to. [ ; first half of 1900s ]
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in, at, or to a higher place. overhead, upstairs, or in the sky: my brother lives in the apartment above. a flock of birds circled above. higher in rank, authority, or power: she was told to speak to the person above. higher in quant-ty or number: books with 100 pages and above. before or earlier, […]
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situated on or the . not secret or hidden; in the open: the aboveground activities of the country’s left-wing faction. contemporary examples the noose around his neck is attached, aboveground, to a flying white bat. the twisted mind of marcel dzama sasha watson march 10, 2010 the body lay in an aboveground marble sarcophagus guarded […]