Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [th air-uh-bout, th air-uh-bout]
- /ˈðɛər əˌbaʊt, ˌðɛər əˈbaʊt/
- /ˈðeə.rə.baʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [th air-uh-bout, th air-uh-bout]
- /ˈðɛər əˌbaʊt, ˌðɛər əˈbaʊt/
Definitions of thereabout word
- adverb thereabout about or near that place or time: last June or thereabout. 1
- adverb thereabout about that number, amount, etc. 1
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Origin of thereabout
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English ther aboute, Old English thǣr abūtan. See there, about
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Parts of speech for Thereabout
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thereabout popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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