thereabouts

/ðɛəɹəˈbaʊts/

thereabouts means synonym of thereabout:; About or near that place.

thereabouts is pronounced /ðɛəɹəˈbaʊts/.

Etymology

The adverb is derived from Middle English there-aboutes, þare aboutes (“of a place or an object: around there, in its vicinity; of time: about then, around that time”) [and other forms], from ther (“in that place, in those places, there; on that; thither, to that place; from there, thence; at that time; thereupon; in that situation, under those circumstances; in that case, with regard to that”) (from Old English þǣr (“there”)) + aboutes (“in all directions, around”, adverb), aboutes (“in all directions from, on all sides of; near; concerned with”, preposition) (from aboute, abouten (“so as to surround; so as to cover; on the border or edge; as measured around the outside; to as to travel around something; so as to revolve about an axis or centre; aside; in all directions; in the vicinity;

adv

Synonym of thereabout:; About or near that place.
Synonym of thereabout:; About or around that date or time.
Synonym of thereabout:; About or near to that condition or quality.
Synonym of thereabout:; Approximately that number or quantity.
Synonym of thereabout:; About that; concerning that.
Synonym of thereabout:; Near to that activity or situation.

noun

Location; whereabouts.e.g.“True, he had stopped at Langston Bucket by chance, and there was no reason why Mr. Boke should theorise as to his thereabouts.” — 1905, Robert Ernest Vernède, The Pursuit of Mr. Faviel, page 89:

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Words closest in meaning

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

thereabout 86% match — About or near that place. vs thereabouts →
nearabouts 81% match — Synonym of nearabout. vs thereabouts →
thereaway 74% match — In that direction; thereabout. vs thereabouts →
hereabout 69% match — About this; concerning this. vs thereabouts →
whereabouts 68% match — In, at or near what location. vs thereabouts →
thereanent 63% match — Concerning that; relating to that; thereabout. vs thereabouts →
thereat 63% match — There; at that place. vs thereabouts →
nighabouts 62% match — Almost, nearly vs thereabouts →