hereabout

Or here·a·bouts

[heer-uh-bout]

adverb

1. about this place; in this neighborhood.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hereabout¹

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; here, about

Example Sentences

She came in fifth on the show, which made her briefly famous hereabout, but she had no vehicle for the celebrity to fuel.

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It’s been policy hereabout to ignore presidential tweets of no national consequence.

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I suspect that most rosemary plants hereabout will be dead this spring — you should know in three or four weeks.

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Xilitla is one of the largest towns hereabout, but sees mostly Mexican tourists, with just the occasional foreigner.

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Through Seattle’s first half-century, the princess was easily the most popular subject hereabout, and when she could, she charged a fee for posing.

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