Thereabout

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • About that; concerning that or it.
  • Near that place; in that neighborhood.
  • Near that number, quantity, degree, or time; as, a dozen or thereabout; two gallons or thereabout. In this and the last sense also thereabouts.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adverb. Near that place.
  • adverb. Near that number, degree, or quantity; nearly.
  • adverb. Concerning that; about that.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adverb. near that place, time or date
  • adverb. approximately that number
  • adverb. concerning that; about that
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adverb. near that time or date
  • adverb. near that place
  • Word Usage
    "She was aiming to tap and return by the trail for the wood-sleds which crossed thereabout, but a mile away from it she ran into the soft snow and brought the winded dogs to a walk."
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