hereabout

English

Alternative forms

hereabouts

Etymology

From here +‎ about.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌhɪəɹəˈbaʊt/

Adverb

hereabout (not comparable)

(archaic) About this; concerning this.
Close to; nearby.
I am sure my grandmother lived hereabout.

Translations

close, nearby

Bulgarian: наблизо (bg) (nablizo), тъдява (bg) (tǎdjava)
Dutch: hieromtrent (nl)
Finnish: täälläpäin, näillä main
Navajo: kǫ́ǫ́
Portuguese: por aqui
Swedish: häromkring (sv)

See also

Here-, there-, and where- words

(about): hereabout, thereabout, whereabout
(abouts): hereabouts, thereabouts, whereabouts
(after): hereafter, thereafter, whereafter
(again): thereagain
(against): hereagainst, thereagainst, whereagainst
(among): hereamong, thereamong, whereamong
(amongst): thereamongst, whereamongst
(around): therearound, wherearound
(as): thereas, whereas
(at): hereat, thereat, whereat
(before): herebefore, therebefore
(beside): therebeside
(between): therebetween, wherebetween
(by): hereby, thereby, whereby
(for): herefor, therefor, wherefor
(fore): herefore, therefore, wherefore
(from): herefrom, therefrom, wherefrom
(hence): herehence, therehence
(in): herein, therein, wherein
(in after): hereinafter, thereinafter, whereinafter
(in before): hereinbefore, thereinbefore, whereinbefore
(into): hereinto, thereinto, whereinto
(of): hereof, thereof, whereof
(on): hereon, thereon, whereon
(out): hereout, thereout, whereout
(to): hereto, thereto, whereto
(tofore): heretofore, theretofore, wheretofore
(under): hereunder, thereunder, whereunder
(unto): hereunto, thereunto, whereunto
(upon): hereupon, thereupon, whereupon
(with): herewith, therewith, wherewith
(withal): herewithal, therewithal, wherewithal

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