hereabout
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of hereabout
Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at here, about
Example Sentences
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I’ve lived hereabout all my life but, for most of that time, it would be fair to say that I’ve never concerned myself with the tribulations of long-dead antecedents.
From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2021
Xilitla is one of the largest towns hereabout, but sees mostly Mexican tourists, with just the occasional foreigner.
From The Guardian • Oct. 31, 2017
First, the editorial laments the failure of “Seattle officials” to work hand-in-glove with our homegrown colossus toward its metastasizing hereabout even further.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2017
The handmade Northern China specialty — pronounced “BEE-ahng BEE-ahng,” for the noise the noodles make as they’re being painstakingly slap-stretched out — then were found hereabout only at Miah’s and its sibling, Qin in Edmonds.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2016
The only safeguard is, of course, to bear clearly in mind that the ups and downs hereabout are considerable, and to arm oneself with map and compass.
From Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England by Smith, W. P. Haskett
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