Mess About (Verb)
Meaning
Be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- Those kids love to mess about in the park after school, wasting time on their phones and talking to friends.
- Stop messing about near the construction site, it's not safe for you.
- I caught him messing about in the office supply room, he said he was looking for a pen but I don't believe him.
- You've been messing about in the garden for hours, when are you going to actually start weeding?
- The teenagers like to mess about in the empty parking lot at night, it's become a hot spot for trouble.