HEREABOUT

hereabout, hereabouts

(adverb) in this general vicinity; “the people are friendly hereabouts”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

hereabout (not comparable)

Close to; nearby.

Source: Wiktionary


Here"a-bout`, Here"a*bouts`, adv.

1. About this place; in this vicinity.

2. Concerning this. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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