nearabout
/ˈnɪərəbaʊt/ /ˌnɪərəˈbaʊt/Now informal and regional
adverb
Nearly, almost; approximately.
preposition
In the vicinity of, nearby (a location); around (a period of time).
Origin
Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). From near + about, after thereabout, hereabout, whereabout noun, etc.
- beat (or whale) the tar out of
- beat oscillator
- beat poet
- beat poetry
- Beatrix
- beat someone at their own game
- beat someone back
- beat someone down
- beat someone hollow
- be at someone's service
- beat someone/thing off
- beat someone to it
- beat someone to the punch
- beat someone up
- beat something down
- beat something out
- beat the bejesus out of
- be at the bottom of
- beat the bounds
- beat the bushes
- beat the clock
- beat the count
- beat the drum for
- be at the end of
- beat the pants off