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What does “be about to” mean?

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Rebecca

"Be about to" means to start to do something; to start an action. Here are a couple of examples: Ex: I was about to bake a cake until my children interrupted me. Ex: They were about to go but then they got a flat tire. Thank you so much for your question! Feel free to ask any questions that you would like :)

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