To the opposite tack: see go about.
Indicating unproductive or unstructured activity.
Near; in the vicinity.
From one place or position to another in succession; indicating repeated movement or activity.
Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
On all sides; around.
Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.
To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view.
Moving around; astir.
In existence; being in evidence; apparent.
Near; in the vicinity or neighbourhood.
Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect.
In or near, as in mental faculties or (literally) in the possession of; under the control of; at one's command; in one's makeup.
In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of.
Within or in the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place.
Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
See about to.
On one's person; nearby the person.
Have you much hay about? = Have you much in the process of making?
Concerned with; engaged in; intent on.