thereabouts Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adverb near that time or date
thereabout.
- come at noon or thereabouts
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adverb near that place
thereabout.
- he stayed in London or thereabouts for several weeks
WordNet
There"a*bout`, There"a*bouts` adverb
(Also<
- Thereabout
- Thereabouts
)
Etymology
The latter spelling is less proper, but more commonly used.Definitions
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Near that place. -
Near that number, degree, or quantity; nearly; as, ten men, or .thereabouts Five or six thousand horse . . . or thereabouts. Shak.
Some three months since, or thereabout. Suckling.
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Concerning that; about that. R.What will ye dine? I will go thereabout. Chaucer.
They were much perplexed thereabout. Luke xxiv. 4.