Timeline for What is the meaning of about in "(it) isn't about how long it has been... It's about ..."?
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| Jun 2, 2017 at 17:10 | comment | added | cjl750 | Sorry, maybe that was confusing. "About" does not mean "doesn't refer to" itself. It means "does refer to." But the passage says "missing someone isn't about..." So the passage is talking about how the idea of missing someone doesn't refer to how long it's been since you've seen them but rather to the feeling of finding yourself wishing they were right there by your side. Make sense? | |
| Jun 2, 2017 at 17:01 | comment | added | user55625 | i agree with your comment but could you please explain a little further how does it mean the same as doesn't refer to | |
| Jun 2, 2017 at 14:39 | comment | added | cjl750 | "About" could mean a lot of different things, which is probably another thing making this passage confusing. Here, it is functioning as a preposition meaning "with regard to" or "concerning" or "having to do with." So yeah, "isn't about" would approximately mean "doesn't refer to" in this case. Hope the explanation helped; otherwise, maybe someone else can do better. | |
| Jun 2, 2017 at 6:11 | comment | added | user55625 | Does isn't about mean the same as doesn't refer to.? I guess 😅 | |
| Jun 2, 2017 at 1:28 | history | answered | cjl750 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |