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Synonym of thereabout:; About or near that place.not-comparable
- [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.
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Synonym of thereabout:; About or around that date or time.not-comparable
- 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; […]
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Synonym of thereabout:; About or near to that condition or quality.not-comparable
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Synonym of thereabout:; Approximately that number or quantity.not-comparable
- Fiue or ſix thouſand horſe I ſed, I will ſay true, or thereabouts ſet downe, for Ile ſpeake truth.
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Synonym of thereabout:; About that; concerning that.not-comparableobsolete
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Synonym of thereabout:; Near to that activity or situation.figurativelynot-comparableobsolete
- Cam[illo]. I dare not know (my Lord.) Pol[ixenes]. How, dare not? doe not? doe you know, and dare not? Be intelligent to me, 'tis thereabouts: For to your ſelfe, what you doe know, you muſt, And cannot ſay, you dare not.
- Amid[eo]. […] [D]o not work Upon my pity; for I feel already My ſtout heart melts. Hip[polito]. Oh! are you thereabouts?
thereabouts
'ðeәrәbauts4 senses · 72 ms
Level C2
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Location; whereabouts.pluralplural-only
- True, he had stopped at Langston Bucket by chance, and there was no reason why Mr. Boke should theorise as to his thereabouts.
- My companions are not far off, and are aware of my thereabouts.