thereabouts

Meaning

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Synonym of thereabout:
2. (not-comparable) Synonym of thereabout:
3. (not-comparable) Synonym of thereabout:
4. (not-comparable) Synonym of thereabout:
5. (not-comparable, obsolete) Synonym of thereabout:
6. (figuratively, not-comparable, obsolete) Synonym of thereabout:

Noun

Location; whereabouts.

Synonyms

thereabout

nearly

as good as

just about

near

near at hand

next

nigh

practically

there

thereby

vicinity

whereabouts

close on

that area

well nigh

ubicity

almost

thereabout

approximately

Translations

paradero

rondom

autour

ongeveer

à volta

so ungefähr

eromheen

daaromheen

in het rond

alentour

em redor

endroit

à peu près

environ

Platz

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ðɛəɹəˈbaʊts/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: there-aboutes

Inherited from Old English: þǣr

Inherited from Old English: abūtan

In summary

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; in connection with something; in several places; everywhere, throughout; to all or everyone; almost, approximately; concerning; in succession; so as to be or happen”, adverb), aboute, abouten (“surrounding; covering; over; upon; on the border of; in all directions; in the vicinity of, near to; in several places; everywhere, throughout; almost, approximately; concerning; engaged in; on behalf of”, preposition) (from Old English abūtan, onbūtan (“about; round about; on; on the outside”)) + -s (suffix forming adverbs)); see further at thereabout. The English word is analysable as thereabout + -s (suffix forming adverbs).
The noun may result from a confusion of thereabouts with whereabouts.
The word is attested later than thereabout.