hereabouts

/hˈɪɹəbˌaʊts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

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adv

Near here.

"The people hereabouts, sir, would seem to dispense with street illumination, and it is very dark tonight."
"How far might you call yourselves from the marshes, hereabouts? Not above a mile, I reckon?"
"Hereabouts is Knockupworth, where the line deviates from the canal course."

From hereabout + -s (See adverbial genitive).

1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form

— henceafter henceforth henceforward henceforwards hencefrom hereabout hereabove

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How do you pronounce hereabouts?

The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɪɹəbˌaʊts/.

What does hereabouts mean?

Near here.

Where does hereabouts come from?

From hereabout + -s (See adverbial genitive).

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