English

Adverb

thereabout ‎(not comparable)

1. near that place, time or date

   Dinner will be ready at 6:30 or thereabout.

2. approximately that number

   The speed of light is 185,000 miles per hour, right? - Yes, thereabout.

3. (obsolete) concerning that; about that

   What will ye dine? I will go thereabout. — Chaucer.

   They were much perplexed thereabout. — Luke xxiv. 4.

Synonyms

• thereabouts

Derived terms

• thereabouts

Translations

See also

• (‘here-’ words) here; hereabout, hereabouts, hereafter, hereagain, hereagainst, hereas, hereat, herebefore, hereby, herefore, herefrom, herein, hereinafter, hereinbefore, hereinto, hereof, hereon, hereto, heretofore, hereunder, hereunto, hereupon, herewith, herewithal
• (‘there-’ words) there; thereabout, thereabouts, thereafter, thereagain, thereagainst, thereamong, thereas, thereat, therebefore, therebeside, thereby, therefore, therefrom, therein, thereinafter, thereinbefore, thereinto, thereof, thereon, thereto, theretofore, thereunder, thereunto, thereupon, therewith, therewithal
• (‘where-’ words) where; whereabout, whereabouts, whereafter, whereagain, whereagainst, whereamong, whereas, whereat, wherebefore, whereby, wherefore, wherefrom, wherein, whereinafter, whereinbefore, whereinto, whereof, whereon, whereto, wheretofore, whereunder, whereunto, whereupon, wherewith, wherewithal

Anagrams

• breathe out