thereabout
Americanadverb
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about or near that place or time.
last June or thereabout.
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about that number, amount, etc.
Etymology
Origin of thereabout
before 950; Middle English ther aboute, Old English thǣr abūtan. See there, about
Example Sentences
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"I cast my vote at about 9 a.m. or thereabout and we've been waiting for the outcome of the votes from the centre," said one of the players, Anyachukwu Beneiah, who works as a doctor.
From Reuters • Feb. 28, 2023
I know there is much science and lore and religion around true barbecue, and I dare not make any pronouncements thereabout.
From Washington Post • Jun. 26, 2020
One hundred and fifty vacancies, or somewhere thereabout.
From Slate • Oct. 21, 2017
They arrived at 03:00 or thereabout and by day-break they were being attended to by Nigerian Red Cross officers in front of press and TV cameras!
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2013
It could truly be said that every plantation thereabout “at its garden gate, has an oyster-bed, a fishing-bar, and a ducking blind.”
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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