thereabouts

there·a·bout

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [th air-uh-bout, th air-uh-bout]
- /ˈðɛər əˌbaʊt, ˌðɛər əˈbaʊt/
- /ˈðeə.rə.baʊts/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [th air-uh-bout, th air-uh-bout]
- /ˈðɛər əˌbaʊt, ˌðɛər əˈbaʊt/

Definitions of thereabouts word

adverb thereabouts about or near that place or time: last June or thereabout. 1
adverb thereabouts about that number, amount, etc. 1
adverb thereabouts around that number, amount 1
adverb thereabouts around that time 1
adverb thereabouts near that place, time, amount, etc 0
adverb thereabouts near that place 0

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Origin of thereabouts

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 Thereabouts

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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thereabouts 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 about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for thereabouts

adv thereabouts

all in all — You use all in all to introduce a summary or general statement.
as a rule — If you say that something happens as a rule, you mean that it usually happens.
broadly — You can use broadly to indicate that something is generally true.
by and large — You use by and large to indicate that a statement is mostly but not completely true.
conventionally — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.

adverb thereabouts

circa — Circa is used in front of a particular year to say that this is the approximate date when something happened or was made.

All 11 Synonyms of thereabouts