om — meaning in English

English meaning

• able adj Having the power, skill, resources, or opportunity to do something.
• about prep Concerning a particular subject; on the topic of.
• around prep Positioned so as to surround or encircle something.
• at preposition Indicating a specific location or place.
• over adj Finished; ended.

Senses

om is used for these senses in English:

• able Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
• about In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around. [from before 1150]
• around Forming a circle or closed curve containing (something).
• around Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve.
• at Indicating time of occurrence, especially an instant of time, or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker’s perspective.
• in order to before an infinitive: As a means of achieving the specified end; to.
• over From an upright position to a horizontal one.

able — full definition

1. adj Having the power, skill, resources, or opportunity to do something.
2. adj Skilled or competent.

about — full definition

1. prep Concerning a particular subject; on the topic of.
2. prep Surrounding, or in various places within an area.
3. adv Close to a number, amount, or time; approximately.
4. adj On the point of doing something; on the verge of.

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