Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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astir | No | Yes | No | No |
about | No | Yes | No | Yes |
astir (adjective) | about (adjective) |
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on the move | on the move |
out of bed |
astir (adverb) | about (adverb) |
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(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct | |
in the area or vicinity | |
in or to a reversed position or direction | |
in rotation or succession | |
used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction | |
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but | |
all around or on all sides |