thereabout

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English

Etymology

there +‎ about

Adverb

thereabout (not comparable)

1. near that place, time or date

   Dinner will be ready at 6:30 or thereabout.

2. approximately that number

   The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second, right? - Yes, thereabout.

3. (obsolete) concerning that; about that

   What will ye dine? I will go thereabout. — Chaucer.

   They were much perplexed thereabout. — Luke xxiv. 4.

Synonyms

• thereabouts

Derived terms

• thereabouts

Translations

near that place, time, or date

• Dutch: daaromheen (nl)
• Italian: nei pressi, nei dintorni, nelle vicinanze

• Spanish: algo por ahí
• Swedish: däromkring (sv)

See also

Here-, there- and where- words

here	hereabout	hereabouts	hereafter						hereat	herebefore		hereby	herefore	herefrom	herein	hereinafter	hereinbefore	hereinto	hereof	hereon	hereto	heretofore	hereunder	hereunto	hereupon	herewith	herewithal
there	thereabout	thereabouts	thereafter	thereagain	thereagainst	thereamong	therearound	thereas	thereat	therebefore	therebeside	thereby	therefore	therefrom	therein	thereinafter	thereinbefore	thereinto	thereof	thereon	thereto	theretofore	thereunder	thereunto	thereupon	therewith	therewithal
where	whereabout	whereabouts	whereafter		whereagainst	whereamong		whereas	whereat			whereby	wherefore	wherefrom	wherein	whereinafter	whereinbefore	whereinto	whereof	whereon	whereto	wheretofore	whereunder	whereunto	whereupon	wherewith	wherewithal

Anagrams

• breathe out, outbreathe