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thereabout

/ðɛəɹəˈbaʊt/ UK
/ˈðɛəɹəbaʊt/ UK
/ˈðɛɹəˌbaʊt/ US
/ˌðɛɹəˈbaʊt/ US

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From Middle English ther-aboute, ther-abouten (“of a place or an object: around there, in its vicinity; surrounding it; nearby, neighbouring; here and there, throughout that place; of an action, matter, etc.: about, concerning; of an amount or distance: approximately, more or less; of time: about then, around that time”) [and other forms], from Old English þǣrābūtan, þǣronbūtan, from þǣr (“there”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *só (“this; that”) + *-r) + abūtan, onbūtan (“about; round about; on; on the outside”) (from on- (prefix meaning ‘on; upon; there; thither; to’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“on; onto”)) + būtan (“just, merely, only”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep- + *úd (“away; out; outwards; upwards”))). The English word is analysable as there + about.

The word is attested earlier than thereabouts.

adverb

not comparable About or near that place.
Similar: thereabouts
not comparable About or around that date or time. Dinner will be ready at six-thirty or thereabout.
Similar: thereabouts
not comparable About or near to that condition or quality.
Similar: thereabouts
not comparable Approximately that number or quantity. The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second, right? Yes, thereabout.
Similar: thereabouts
dated, not comparable About that or those: concerning it or them. And they entred in, and found not the body of the Lord Jeſus. And it came to paſſe, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men ſtood by them in ſhining garments.
Similar: thereon, thereupon, thereanent
dated, figuratively, not comparable Near to that activity or situation. HANCOCK, THOMAS (d. 1706?). Said to have been a tanner. Held the sequestered vicarage of St. Winnow, Corn.; ejected, 1660. Continued preaching thereabout. Signed the thanks of Cornish Ministers. Licensed, 10 or 20 June 1672, as Presbyterian, to teach in his house, parish of Morval, Corn.; the house
Similar: thereabouts

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adv about or near that place

Español	algo por ahí, por ahí, a eso de, a aqueso de, poco más o menos, sobre poco más o menos
Português	em torno disto
Deutsch	daherum, dortherum, in der Gegend, um die Ecke
Italiano	nei dintorni, nei pressi, nelle vicinanze
Русский	о́коло того́ ókolo tovó, о́коло э́того ókolo étovo

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@misc{thereabout_2026,
  title = {thereabout},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thereabout},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}