whereabout

English

Etymology

where +‎ about

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʍɛəɹəˈbaʊt/, /ˌwɛəɹəˈbaʊt/

Adverb

whereabout (not comparable)

1. (archaic) About which; concerning which.
   • 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie

     the object whereabout they are conversant

2. About where. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Derived terms

• whereabouts

See also

Here-, there-, and where- words

• (about): hereabout, thereabout, whereabout
• (abouts): hereabouts, thereabouts, whereabouts
• (after): hereafter, thereafter, whereafter
• (against): thereagainst, whereagainst
• (again): thereagain
• (amongst): whereamongst
• (among): thereamong, whereamong
• (around): therearound
• (as): thereas, whereas
• (at): hereat, thereat, whereat
• (before): herebefore, therebefore
• (beside): therebeside
• (between): therebetween, wherebetween
• (by): hereby, thereby, whereby
• (fore): herefore, therefore, wherefore
• (from): herefrom, therefrom, wherefrom
• (in after): hereinafter, thereinafter, whereinafter
• (in before): hereinbefore, thereinbefore, whereinbefore
• (in): herein, therein, wherein
• (into): hereinto, thereinto, whereinto
• (of): hereof, thereof, whereof
• (on): hereon, thereon, whereon
• (tofore): heretofore, theretofore, wheretofore
• (to): hereto, thereto, whereto
• (under): hereunder, thereunder, whereunder
• (unto): hereunto, thereunto, whereunto
• (upon): hereupon, thereupon, whereupon
• (withal): herewithal, therewithal, wherewithal
• (with): herewith, therewith, wherewith