whereaboutadv.n.

(in sense 1)Brit.

/ˌwɛːrəˈbaʊt/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wɛrəˌbaʊt/ (in sense 4)Brit.

/ˈwɛːrəbaʊt/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wɛrəˌbaʊt/

Etymology: < where adv., conj., and n. Compounds 2 + about prep.¹

(a) interrogative. About where? in or near what place, part, situation, or position? Now rare: replaced by whereabouts adv. and n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > here, there, etc. > [adverb] > there > at what place? > about what place?

whereabouta1400

whereaboutsc1450

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 15429 Quar abute a-bide yee nu?

1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope iv. xiii My broder and my frend where aboute is thy sore?

?1566 J. Alday tr. P. Boaistuau Theatrum Mundi (1581) sig. K iij My shooe is new,..wel made, but you know not where about it doeth hurt & grieue me.

1665 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 1 39 His Ephemerides directing where~about it is to be.

1720 S. Sewall Diary 4 Nov. (1973) II. 966 I ask'd her Whereabout we left off last time.

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. iv. 75 One Irregularity after another, embarrasses things to such a Degree, that they know not where about they are.

c1850 Arabian Nights (Rtldg.) 175 I desired the owner of the ass to enquire whereabout the house..was.

1861 H. Kingsley Ravenshoe xviii She..used to look over to where the ship lay beneath the sea, and wonder whereabout it was.

1908 R. Kipling Lett. of Trav. (1920) 188 ‘And where~about do they go?’ I asked. ‘Oh, all about anywheres.’

(b) Contextually, with love: cf. where adv. and conj. 12b (b).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [adverb] > contextually indicating object of love

whereabout1568

1568 in J. Small Poems W. Dunbar (1893) II. 308 Fane wald I luve, bot quhair abowt? Thair is so mony luvaris thairowt, That thair is left no place to me.

†b. relative. About or near which place; in the neighbourhood of which. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > here, there, etc. > [adverb] > there > at the place which > about which place

whereabout1722

1722 W. Whiston New Theory of Earth (ed. 3) ii. 218 At..Pekin..whereabout probably Noah liv'd immediately before the Deluge.

†a. interrogative. About or concerning what? on what business or occupation? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > topic, subject-matter > affair, business, concern > [adverb]

thereinc1230

whereabout13..

whereabouts1540

thereinto1581

13.. Northern Passion (1913) I. 85/2 We wist noght whare obout þou went.

c1425 Cast. Persev. 2367 in Macro Plays 148 Where-a-bowte stonde ȝe al day?

1560 Bible (Geneva) 1 Sam. xxi. 2 Let no man knowe whereabout I send thee.

1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 ii. iv. 101 I must not haue you henceforth question me Whither I go, nor reason where about .

1598 R. Bernard tr. Terence Andria iv. iii, in Terence in Eng. 77 Whereabout goest thou?

b. relative. About, concerning, or in regard to which. ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

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

whereinnec1275

whereofa1300

whereinc1400

where-offena1450

whereof1469

whereuponc1515

whereintill1516

whereabout1538

whereanent1579

1538 T. Elyot Dict. Operatio, the wark, or that wheraboute a man laboureth.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxvii. 179 Those things where about they differ.

a1653 H. Binning Serm., Rom. viii. 2 in Wks. (1735) 200 That whereabout the Thoughts and Discourses of Men now run.

3. relative. About or around which. ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > [adverb] > about or around which something revolves or rotates

whereabout1585

1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 267/2 Axis,..the axeltree or the axetree where about the wheeles turne.

4. as n. [ < 1.] With possessive or of: The place in or near which a person or thing is; (approximate) position or situation. Now replaced by whereabouts adv. and n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > position or situation > [noun] > approximate

whereabouta1616

whereabouts1795

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) ii. i. 58 For feare Thy very stones prate of my where-about .

1786 W. Cowper Let. 17 Nov. (1981) II. 596 That..I shall derive considerable advantage..from the alteration made in my Whereabout.

1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision III. xii. 27 A voice That made me seem like needle to the star, In turning to its whereabout.

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. ix. 96/2 By degrees, the eye grows accustomed to its new Whereabout.

1861 G. M. Musgrave By-roads in Picardy 170 Both armies..were then within a few days of each other's whereabout.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	whereabout
释义	whereaboutadv.n. (in sense 1)Brit. /ˌwɛːrəˈbaʊt/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɛrəˌbaʊt/ (in sense 4)Brit. /ˈwɛːrəbaʊt/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɛrəˌbaʊt/ Etymology: < where adv., conj., and n. Compounds 2 + about prep.¹ 1. a. (a) interrogative. About where? in or near what place, part, situation, or position? Now rare: replaced by whereabouts adv. and n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > here, there, etc. > [adverb] > there > at what place? > about what place? whereabouta1400 whereaboutsc1450 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 15429 Quar abute a-bide yee nu? 1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope iv. xiii My broder and my frend where aboute is thy sore? ?1566 J. Alday tr. P. Boaistuau Theatrum Mundi (1581) sig. K iij My shooe is new,..wel made, but you know not where about it doeth hurt & grieue me. 1665 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 1 39 His Ephemerides directing where~about it is to be. 1720 S. Sewall Diary 4 Nov. (1973) II. 966 I ask'd her Whereabout we left off last time. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. iv. 75 One Irregularity after another, embarrasses things to such a Degree, that they know not where about they are. c1850 Arabian Nights (Rtldg.) 175 I desired the owner of the ass to enquire whereabout the house..was. 1861 H. Kingsley Ravenshoe xviii She..used to look over to where the ship lay beneath the sea, and wonder whereabout it was. 1908 R. Kipling Lett. of Trav. (1920) 188 ‘And where~about do they go?’ I asked. ‘Oh, all about anywheres.’ (b) Contextually, with love: cf. where adv. and conj. 12b (b). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [adverb] > contextually indicating object of love whereabout1568 1568 in J. Small Poems W. Dunbar (1893) II. 308 Fane wald I luve, bot quhair abowt? Thair is so mony luvaris thairowt, That thair is left no place to me. †b. relative. About or near which place; in the neighbourhood of which. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > here, there, etc. > [adverb] > there > at the place which > about which place whereabout1722 1722 W. Whiston New Theory of Earth (ed. 3) ii. 218 At..Pekin..whereabout probably Noah liv'd immediately before the Deluge. 2. †a. interrogative. About or concerning what? on what business or occupation? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > topic, subject-matter > affair, business, concern > [adverb] thereinc1230 whereabout13.. whereabouts1540 thereinto1581 13.. Northern Passion (1913) I. 85/2 We wist noght whare obout þou went. c1425 Cast. Persev. 2367 in Macro Plays 148 Where-a-bowte stonde ȝe al day? 1560 Bible (Geneva) 1 Sam. xxi. 2 Let no man knowe whereabout I send thee. 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 ii. iv. 101 I must not haue you henceforth question me Whither I go, nor reason where about . View more context for this quotation 1598 R. Bernard tr. Terence Andria iv. iii, in Terence in Eng. 77 Whereabout goest thou? b. relative. About, concerning, or in regard to which. ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > in relation or with reference to or concerning > concerning which or wherein whereinnec1275 whereofa1300 whereinc1400 where-offena1450 whereof1469 whereuponc1515 whereintill1516 whereabout1538 whereanent1579 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Operatio, the wark, or that wheraboute a man laboureth. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxvii. 179 Those things where about they differ. a1653 H. Binning Serm., Rom. viii. 2 in Wks. (1735) 200 That whereabout the Thoughts and Discourses of Men now run. 3. relative. About or around which. ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > [adverb] > about or around which something revolves or rotates whereabout1585 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 267/2 Axis,..the axeltree or the axetree where about the wheeles turne. 4. as n. [ < 1.] With possessive or of: The place in or near which a person or thing is; (approximate) position or situation. Now replaced by whereabouts adv. and n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > position or situation > [noun] > approximate whereabouta1616 whereabouts1795 a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) ii. i. 58 For feare Thy very stones prate of my where-about . View more context for this quotation 1786 W. Cowper Let. 17 Nov. (1981) II. 596 That..I shall derive considerable advantage..from the alteration made in my Whereabout. 1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision III. xii. 27 A voice That made me seem like needle to the star, In turning to its whereabout. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. ix. 96/2 By degrees, the eye grows accustomed to its new Whereabout. 1861 G. M. Musgrave By-roads in Picardy 170 Both armies..were then within a few days of each other's whereabout. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.n.13..
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