hereabouts

Examples

• All

• Nothing happened hereabouts without the Welsh knowing it.

  Fiction book (1999)

• "She says she lives in the woods, and I'm inclined to believe her, although we've never seen her hereabouts before."

  Fiction book (1995)

• - Oh, do you live hereabouts, boys?

  Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)

• You live hereabouts?

  Fiction book (2001)

• Valmieran constables didn't come hereabouts.

  Fiction book (2002)

• And with how bad the skeeters get hereabouts in the summer, well, most'd reckon a sane man couldn't stand it.

  The Science Adventures of Tom & Huck (2025)

• Many small shops can be found hereabouts, making it a convenient place to live.

• The new park is located hereabouts, providing a nice space for families to enjoy.

• If you're looking for a good restaurant, there are several hereabouts that you should try.

Synonyms

A

around

vshereabouts

∞ 1.0

Being near a place or person

is about the general vicinity rather than specific spots

O

over here

vshereabouts

∞ 1.0

At the place where I am

is used for the wider nearby area rather than that exact spot

A

about

vshereabouts

438 1.0

In or around a place, moving from one part to another

stays focused on the general nearby area rather than movement through it

H

hereabout

vshereabouts

• Archaic

1 6.9

Near this place or in this area

is the plural and more common modern form

Antonyms

D

distant

246 2.8

Far away in space, not near you

How Near

here

∞ 1.0

nearby

325 1.0

hereabouts

1 5.4

around

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology