about to (do something)



about to (do something)

Intending to do something imminently or in the near future. I was just about to take out the garbage when you called to remind me! She's just about to start her new job this morning.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MollyMAHL-eeEnglish
Bronislavabrah-nee-SLAH-vah (Russian)Czech, Slovak, Russian
Hideyoshihee-de-yo-sheeJapanese
BjarneBYAHR-ne (Danish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Sumit-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi
Fryderykfri-DER-ikPolish