thereabouts

adverb

there·​abouts ˌt͟her-ə-ˈbau̇ts How to pronounce thereabouts (audio)
ˈt͟her-ə-ˌbau̇ts
variants or less commonly thereabout
ˌt͟her-ə-ˈbau̇t How to pronounce thereabouts (audio)
ˈt͟her-ə-ˌbau̇t
Synonyms of thereaboutsnext
1
: near that place or time
2
: near that number, degree, or quantity
a boy of 18 or thereabouts

Examples of thereabouts in a Sentence

He lives on Maple Street or thereabouts. It happened in 1977 or thereabouts. There were 50 people or thereabouts.
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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of thereabouts was before the 12th century

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thereabouts

adverb
there·​abouts
variants also thereabout
ˌt͟har-ə-ˈbau̇t(s) How to pronounce thereabouts (audio)
ˌt͟her-;
ˈt͟har-ə-ˌbau̇t(s),
ˈt͟her-
1
: near that place or time
came from that town or thereabouts
2
: near that number, degree, or quantity
fifty people or thereabouts

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