† aboutwardsadv.
Obsolete.
= aboutward adv.
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the world > action or operation > endeavour > [adverb] > attempting
aboutwards1536
the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [adverb] > going to
about1486
aboutwards1536
1536 T. Legh Let. in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) (modernized text) I. xxxv. 270 Being aboutwards, as it seemeth to rule the King by their Rules.
1576 in J. Morris Troubles Catholic Forefathers (1877) (modernized text) 3rd Ser. 252 Agnes Chambers cometh not to the church..for what cause we know not, because she could not be had, for She and her husband are aboutwards to go to Newcastle.
1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xxi. 773/2 All those that shalbe about wards to stope vs in the said pilgrimage.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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