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abouts

abouts

2 9.9
In the area near a place, around it
  • adverb
  • /əˈbaʊts/
  • UK
: alrededor
  • Where abouts do you live?

Examples

Synonyms

around
vsabouts
∞ 1.0

Being near a place or person

is the chiefly dialectal informal form focusing on nearby location
about
vsabouts
449 1.0

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

is the dialectal informal word that simply means nearby rather than moving
or thereabout
vsabouts
7 7.0

At about that time, place, or number

is a local informal term for nearby area rather than general approximation
along about
vsabouts
  • Informal
6 6.3

At about that time

is the chiefly dialectal word focused on place proximity not time
hereabouts
vsabouts
5 5.4

Near this place in the local area

is the dialectal informal term used for nearby places in general
thereabouts
vsabouts
2 4.9

In or near that place

is the dialectal informal way to mean nearby generally
thereabout
vsabouts
1 6.7

Near that place, close to the spot

is the informal dialectal expression for being nearby generally

Antonyms

far
416 1.0

At a great distance in space or time

224 2.8

Far away in space, not near you

How Near

beside
510 1.0
abouts
  • UK
2 9.9
near
∞ 1.0
far
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

abouts positive

Morphology

abouts = (transparent) = about + s

A dialectal/adverbial variant formed from 'about' with an added -s; the meaning 'around/nearby' is directly derivable from 'about'. [Postprocessing: moved 'about' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Abouts comes from the common word about, which means 'around' or 'near', with a small extra -s that some local speakers add to say 'in the area' or 'nearby'. So, abouts simply means 'nearby' or 'around a place'.