Thereabout
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ðɛəɹəˈbaʊt/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Thereabout is an adverb meaning About or near that place.
Meaning
About or near that place.
More Meanings
- About or around that date or time.
- About or near to that condition or quality.
- Approximately that number or quantity.
- About that or those: concerning it or them.
- Near to that activity or situation.
Example Sentences
Dinner will be ready at six-thirty or thereabout.
The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second, right? Yes, thereabout.
And they entred in, and found not the body of the Lord Jeſus. And it came to paſſe, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men ſtood by them in ſhining garments.
It cannot be denied that the devolutions of the title to the house in issue have been unusual, and are not free from challenge. In a contest betwixt legal titles, instruments of writing thereabout must often be strictly construed, and that which may be called the real intent of the makers is sometimes defeated. But this [case] does not demand a technical application of the rules of law governing the devolution of land titles. Only a contract is in issue here.
Synonyms for thereabout
Depending on context, synonyms include thereabouts, thereon, thereupon, thereanent.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hereabout, around, therearound, about, nearabouts, therenigh.
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