Definition of "thereabouts"

Synonym of thereabout:

1. About or near that place.  quotations  examples

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   • [W]e reſolv'd to put into a ſmall River, which however had a Depth enough of Water for us, and to ſee if we could, either over Land, or by the Ship's Pinnace, come to know what Ships were in any Port thereabouts.

     1719, [Daniel Defoe], The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; […], London: […] W[illiam] Taylor […], page 266

2. About or around that date or time.  quotations  examples

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   • We ſtay'd by it a quarter of an Hour or thereabouts, 'till the Powder in the Eyes, and Mouth, and Ears of the Idol blew up; and we could perceive had ſplit and deform'd the Shape; […]

     1719, [Daniel Defoe], The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; […], London: […] W[illiam] Taylor […], page 338

3. About or near to that condition or quality.  examples

4. Approximately that number or quantity.  quotations  examples

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   • Fiue or ſix thouſand horſe I ſed, I will ſay true, or thereabouts ſet downe, for Ile ſpeake truth.

     c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act IV, scene iii], page 247, column 2

5. (obsolete)

   1. About that; concerning that.  examples

   2. (figuratively) Near to that activity or situation.  quotations  examples

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      • Cam. [i.e., Canidus.] Our Fortune on the Sea is out of breath,And ſinkes moſt lamentably. Had our GenerallBin what he knew himſelfe, it had gone well:Oh his [i.e., he] ha's giuen example for our flight,Moſt groſſely by his owne.Eno[barbus]. I, are you thereabouts? Why then goodnight indeede.Canidus. Our fortune [in the battle] on the sea is out of breath,And sinks most lamentably. Had our generalBeen his old self, it would have gone well.Oh, he has given us an example for our desertion,Most grossly by his own.Enobarbus. Ay, are you near that situation [i.e., also considering desertion]? Why, then we must be at the end indeed.

        c. 1606–1607, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act III, scene x], page 355, column 2

      • Cam[illo]. I dare not know (my Lord.)Pol[ixenes]. How, dare not? doe not? doe you know, and dare not?Be intelligent to me, 'tis thereabouts:For to your ſelfe, what you doe know, you muſt,And cannot ſay, you dare not.

        c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act I, scene ii], page 280, column 2

      • Amid[eo]. […] [D]o not workUpon my pity; for I feel alreadyMy ſtout heart melts.Hip[polito]. Oh! are you thereabouts?

        1675, John Driden [i.e., John Dryden], The Rival Ladies. A Tragi-comedy. […], London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for Henry Herringman, […], Act IV, scene iii, page 46

(possibly erroneous) Location; whereabouts.  quotations  examples