thereabout
1
6.7
Near that place, close to the spot
- adverb
- /ðɛrəˈbaʊt/
:
por allí
- He reported seeing the dog thereabout, wandering near the intersection.
Examples
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Six feet, six-one, thereabout.
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We live thereabout, so it only takes us a few minutes to get to the shop.
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The restaurant is thereabout, just a short walk from the park.
Synonyms
around
vsthereabout
∞
1.0
Being near a place or person
is used specifically for being near a particular mentioned place
about
vsthereabout
438
1.0
In or around a place, moving from one part to another
focuses on being near one specific place rather than moving around
nearby
vsthereabout
312
1.0
Close to the place mentioned
covers being near that place but includes a wider surrounding area
thereabouts
vsthereabout
1
4.9
In or near that place
is the alternate single-word form with identical meaning
Idioms
How Near
Surface Forms
thereabout positive
thereabouts positive
Morphology
Etymology
Thereabout comes from the simple words there ('in or at that place') and about ('around' or 'near'), so it means being close to that location.