thereaboutsadv.

Etymology: < thereabout adv. with adverbial -s. Of later appearance than thereabout adv., but now in southern English more frequent in senses 1 and 2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: thereaˈbouts.

a. About, or in the neighbourhood of, that place; in the district, region, etc. round about there.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > nearness > [adverb] > in the vicinity > of that place

thereabouta925

thereaboutsc1400

the world > space > place > here, there, etc. > [adverb] > there > thereabouts

thereabouta925

thereaboutsc1400

thereaway1551

thereaways1575

thereaway-abouts1839

there or (and) thereabouts1890

c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xiv. 63 Þare aboutes er many gude hilles and faire.

1522 in W. Jerdan Rutland Papers (1842) 83 The noblemen belongyng to themperor that be lodged in the chanons howses of Paules and ther aboutes.

1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie i. xii. 14 Theeues..there abouts do lye secretly hidde too entrappe them that came therabouts.

1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors 6 Flies, Gnats, and Wasps, which the Fens thereabouts produce in such quantity.

1797 Dr. Burney Let. 13 Sept. in F. Burney Diary & Lett. (1846) VI. 121 It is the best house thereabouts..in a broad street.

1860 N. Hawthorne Marble Faun I. xvi. 180 A homeless dog, that haunted thereabouts.

1909 Times 23 July 10/1 In the streets thereabouts men and women gathered in crowds.

†b. After a preposition. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. xxxvi. f. xxxviii^v/1 All the other..departed all fro there abowtes.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 673 In the Countie of Yorke, and other places, nere therabouts.

1654 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Bentivoglio Compl. Hist. Warrs Flanders 427 The Town of Groll is not far from thereabouts.

c. figurative. About that; near to that state or action: see about prep.¹ 11c. Obsolete or rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adverb] > almost or nearly

nigheOE

well-nigheOE

forneanc1000

well-nearc1175

almostc1261

nighwhatc1300

nearhandc1350

nigh handa1375

nigh handsa1375

as good asc1390

into (right) littlea1413

unto litea1420

nigh byc1430

nearbyc1485

near handsa1500

as near as1517

mosta1538

next door1542

wellmost1548

all but1590

anewst1590

uneath1590

next to1611

nearlya1616

thereaboutsa1616

welly1615

thereabout1664

within (an) ames-ace ofa1670

anear1675

pretty much1682

three parts1711

newsta1728

only not1779

partly1781

in all but name1824

just about1836

nentes1854

near1855

nar1859

just1860

not-quite1870

nearabouta1878

effectively1884

nigh on1887

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) i. ii. 378.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iii. x. 29 I, are you thereabouts? Why then goodnight indeede.

1697 J. Vanbrugh Æsop ii. i Euph. Unlace me, or I shall swoon. Dor. Unlace you! why, you are not there abouts, I hope?

1732 H. Fielding Old Debauchees ii. iv. 19 Haity-tity—Are you thereabouts good Father?

2. Transferred to time, quantity, quality, degree, etc. Mostly preceded by or.

a. About or near to a specified date or time.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > at a particular or certain time > approximately

thereabout1297

thereabouts1561

thenabouts1589

some1595

hereabout1675

somewhere1839

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. i. viii. f. 17 Cyrus was borne in the hundreth yere or there aboutes after the death of Esaie.

1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 139 Which happened since the dissolution here in England, or much what thereabouts.

1769 E. Burke Let. 9 July in Corr. (1960) II. 45 The meeting is put off until..the twelfth of September, or thereabouts.

1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 10 From the year 1660 or thereabouts.

b. About or not far different from a stated number, sum, quantity, space of time, degree, condition, etc.; very nearly so; approximately so. there or thereabouts: see there adv. 14.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > [adverb]

somec888

aboutOE

thereabouts1413

thereabout1534

thereby1563

nearabout1567

thereupona1676

thereaway1815

nearabouts1834

somewheres1859

let us say1863

1413 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) iv. xvii. 64 I wyl that man lyue in..tribulacion fyue thousand yere or neyhe ther aboutes.

1581 in Publ. Catholic Rec. Soc. (1908) 5 20 William Tharley aged thirtie yeares or theraboutes.

a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) iv. iii. 156 Fiue or six thousand horse I sed..or thereabouts .

1704 London Gaz. No. 3987/4 A lighter Bay, 13 hands and half high, or thereabouts.

1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 210 In three Hours or thereabouts.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. 17 Mont Blanc is 15,562 feet or thereabouts.

1818 J. Keats Lett. in Wks. (1889) III. 127 Write to me and tell me that you are well, or thereabouts.

1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 210 The pavement..was at the sea-level or thereabouts.

1898 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Jan. 2/2 You may be sure the original statement was thereabouts, if not quite there.

†3. About or concerning that; = thereabout adv. 3. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > in relation or with reference to or concerning > concerning this or that

hereofc1050

herec1175

hereonc1175

heretoc1175

hereuponc1175

thereofa1200

hereanenta1225

hereabout?c1225

herein?c1225

herebyc1230

therebya1250

theretilla1300

thereabouta1375

thereto1377

hereforc1380

thereanenta1400

thereata1400

thereuntoa1400

thereanentsc1400

thereonc1400

thereupon1414

thereoffena1450

thereatour1457

herintil1489

hereunto1509

thereover1535

hithera1538

hereabouts1584

thereabouts1592

hitherunto1635

hitherto1637

1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. L3^v, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) I would haue you to confer with my cosen T. R. there abouts.

1611 W. Sclater Key (1629) 306 Colour..cannot be said to be obiectum actu, till some act of sight be exercised thereabouts.

1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes iii. §61. 298 Mens conjectures thereabouts are various.

1657 W. Rand tr. P. Gassendi Mirrour of Nobility iii. 178 He concludes a passage there~abouts in these words.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	thereabouts
释义	thereaboutsadv. Etymology: < thereabout adv. with adverbial -s. Of later appearance than thereabout adv., but now in southern English more frequent in senses 1 and 2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: thereaˈbouts. 1. a. About, or in the neighbourhood of, that place; in the district, region, etc. round about there. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > [adverb] > in the vicinity > of that place thereabouta925 thereaboutsc1400 the world > space > place > here, there, etc. > [adverb] > there > thereabouts thereabouta925 thereaboutsc1400 thereaway1551 thereaways1575 thereaway-abouts1839 there or (and) thereabouts1890 c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xiv. 63 Þare aboutes er many gude hilles and faire. 1522 in W. Jerdan Rutland Papers (1842) 83 The noblemen belongyng to themperor that be lodged in the chanons howses of Paules and ther aboutes. 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie i. xii. 14 Theeues..there abouts do lye secretly hidde too entrappe them that came therabouts. 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors 6 Flies, Gnats, and Wasps, which the Fens thereabouts produce in such quantity. 1797 Dr. Burney Let. 13 Sept. in F. Burney Diary & Lett. (1846) VI. 121 It is the best house thereabouts..in a broad street. 1860 N. Hawthorne Marble Faun I. xvi. 180 A homeless dog, that haunted thereabouts. 1909 Times 23 July 10/1 In the streets thereabouts men and women gathered in crowds. †b. After a preposition. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. xxxvi. f. xxxviii^v/1 All the other..departed all fro there abowtes. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 673 In the Countie of Yorke, and other places, nere therabouts. 1654 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Bentivoglio Compl. Hist. Warrs Flanders 427 The Town of Groll is not far from thereabouts. c. figurative. About that; near to that state or action: see about prep.¹ 11c. Obsolete or rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adverb] > almost or nearly nigheOE well-nigheOE forneanc1000 well-nearc1175 almostc1261 nighwhatc1300 nearhandc1350 nigh handa1375 nigh handsa1375 as good asc1390 into (right) littlea1413 unto litea1420 nigh byc1430 nearbyc1485 near handsa1500 as near as1517 mosta1538 next door1542 wellmost1548 all but1590 anewst1590 uneath1590 next to1611 nearlya1616 thereaboutsa1616 welly1615 thereabout1664 within (an) ames-ace ofa1670 anear1675 pretty much1682 three parts1711 newsta1728 only not1779 partly1781 in all but name1824 just about1836 nentes1854 near1855 nar1859 just1860 not-quite1870 nearabouta1878 effectively1884 nigh on1887 a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) i. ii. 378. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iii. x. 29 I, are you thereabouts? Why then goodnight indeede. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Vanbrugh Æsop ii. i Euph. Unlace me, or I shall swoon. Dor. Unlace you! why, you are not there abouts, I hope? 1732 H. Fielding Old Debauchees ii. iv. 19 Haity-tity—Are you thereabouts good Father? 2. Transferred to time, quantity, quality, degree, etc. Mostly preceded by or. a. About or near to a specified date or time. ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > at a particular or certain time > approximately thereabout1297 thereabouts1561 thenabouts1589 some1595 hereabout1675 somewhere1839 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. i. viii. f. 17 Cyrus was borne in the hundreth yere or there aboutes after the death of Esaie. 1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 139 Which happened since the dissolution here in England, or much what thereabouts. 1769 E. Burke Let. 9 July in Corr. (1960) II. 45 The meeting is put off until..the twelfth of September, or thereabouts. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 10 From the year 1660 or thereabouts. b. About or not far different from a stated number, sum, quantity, space of time, degree, condition, etc.; very nearly so; approximately so. there or thereabouts: see there adv. 14. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > [adverb] somec888 aboutOE thereabouts1413 thereabout1534 thereby1563 nearabout1567 thereupona1676 thereaway1815 nearabouts1834 somewheres1859 let us say1863 1413 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) iv. xvii. 64 I wyl that man lyue in..tribulacion fyue thousand yere or neyhe ther aboutes. 1581 in Publ. Catholic Rec. Soc. (1908) 5 20 William Tharley aged thirtie yeares or theraboutes. a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) iv. iii. 156 Fiue or six thousand horse I sed..or thereabouts . View more context for this quotation 1704 London Gaz. No. 3987/4 A lighter Bay, 13 hands and half high, or thereabouts. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 210 In three Hours or thereabouts. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. 17 Mont Blanc is 15,562 feet or thereabouts. 1818 J. Keats Lett. in Wks. (1889) III. 127 Write to me and tell me that you are well, or thereabouts. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 210 The pavement..was at the sea-level or thereabouts. 1898 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Jan. 2/2 You may be sure the original statement was thereabouts, if not quite there. †3. About or concerning that; = thereabout adv. 3. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > in relation or with reference to or concerning > concerning this or that hereofc1050 herec1175 hereonc1175 heretoc1175 hereuponc1175 thereofa1200 hereanenta1225 hereabout?c1225 herein?c1225 herebyc1230 therebya1250 theretilla1300 thereabouta1375 thereto1377 hereforc1380 thereanenta1400 thereata1400 thereuntoa1400 thereanentsc1400 thereonc1400 thereupon1414 thereoffena1450 thereatour1457 herintil1489 hereunto1509 thereover1535 hithera1538 hereabouts1584 thereabouts1592 hitherunto1635 hitherto1637 1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. L3^v, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) I would haue you to confer with my cosen T. R. there abouts. 1611 W. Sclater Key (1629) 306 Colour..cannot be said to be obiectum actu, till some act of sight be exercised thereabouts. 1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes iii. §61. 298 Mens conjectures thereabouts are various. 1657 W. Rand tr. P. 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