thereabout

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ðɛəɹəˈbaʊt/, /ˈðɛəɹəbaʊt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈðɛɹəˌbaʊt/, /ˌðɛɹəˈbaʊt/ Hyphenation: there‧a‧bout === Adverb === thereabout (not comparable) About or near that place. Synonym: thereabouts About or around that date or time. Synonym: thereabouts About or near to that condition or quality. Synonym: thereabouts Approximately that number or quantity. Synonym: thereabouts (obsolete) About that; concerning that. Synonyms: thereabouts, (Scotland) thereanent (figuratively) Near to that activity or situation. Synonym: thereabouts ==== Translations ==== === See also === === References === === Anagrams === breathe out, outbreathe