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thereabouts
UK /ðɛəɹəˈbaʊts/ US /ˈðɛɹəˌbaʊts/
adv 5
Collocations
3ADJ.
interesting
VERB + THEREABOUTS
square
ADV.
somewhere
Definitions
adv
1
Synonym of thereabout:
[W]e reſolv'd to put into a ſmall River, which however had a Depth enough of Water for us, and to ſee if we could, either over Land, or by the Ship's Pinnace, come to know what Ships were in any Port thereabouts.
Quite a few minutes would be spun out, for instance, at the smallish town of Chirk, but to me the dalliance was generally worthwhile, except in wet weather, because of the increasing beauty of the wooded hill scenery thereabouts.
2
Synonym of thereabout:
We ſtay'd by it a quarter of an Hour or thereabouts, 'till the Powder in the Eyes, and Mouth, and Ears of the Idol blew up; and we could perceive had ſplit and deform'd the Shape; […]
3
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4
Synonym of thereabout:
Fiue or ſix thouſand horſe I ſed, I will ſay true, or thereabouts ſet downe, for Ile ſpeake truth.
5
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[W]e reſolv'd to put into a ſmall River, which however had a Depth enough of Water for us, and to ſee if we could, either over Land, or by the Ship's Pinnace, come to know what Ships were in any Port
Wiktionary02
Quite a few minutes would be spun out, for instance, at the smallish town of Chirk, but to me the dalliance was generally worthwhile, except in wet weather, because of the increasing beauty of the woo
Wiktionary03
Dans added: “We talk about outer space and trips to Mars and then when you realise Nuuk is a three-hour flight from New York City, or thereabouts, it gets interesting.”
Wiktionary04
He went off to the People's Square or somewhere thereabouts.
Tatoeba · #238955305
I might arrive in Kashgar or somewhere thereabouts tomorrow.
Tatoeba · #2911619Usage Notes
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