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Hyphenation for “about”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “about”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "about" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “about” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „about“ ⟶ „about“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "about"

about >> /əˈbaʊt/

Definition: [preposition] On the subject of; concerning.
Example: I was thinking about you

Synonyms of "about"

regarding | concerning | with reference to | referring to | with regard to | with respect to | respecting | relating to | on | touching on | dealing with | relevant to | with relevance to | connected with | in connection with | on the subject of | in the matter of | apropos | re |

Definition: [preposition] Used to indicate movement within a particular area.
Example: she looked about the room

Synonyms of "about"

around | round | throughout | over | through | all over | in all parts of | on every side of | encircling | surrounding |

Definition: [preposition] Used to express location in a particular place.
Example: rugs strewn about the hall

Synonyms of "about"

around | in circulation | in existence | current | going on | prevailing | prevalent | widespread | pervasive | endemic | happening | in the air | abroad |

Definition: [adverb] Used to indicate movement in an area.
Example: men were floundering about

Synonyms of "about"

around | here and there | to and fro | back and forth | from place to place | hither and thither | in every direction | in all directions | abroad |

Definition: [adverb] Used to express location in a particular place.
Example: there was a lot of flu about

Synonyms of "about"

near | nearby | around | about the place | hereabouts | not far away | not far off | close by | in the vicinity | in the neighbourhood | at hand | within reach | on the doorstep | around the corner | just around the corner |

Definition: [adverb] (used with a number or quantity) approximately.
Example: reduced by about 5 percent

Synonyms of "about"

approximately | roughly | around | round about | in the neighbourhood of | in the region of | in the area of | of the order of | something like |