Hereabouts
[,hɪrə'baʊts]
Definition
(adv.) About this place; in this vicinity.
(adv.) Concerning this.
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Examples
- But there is nobody hereabouts to attach her; and she goes so seldom from home. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Does this boy know the coast hereabouts? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- There is a very good living kept for you, I understand, hereabouts. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- She was what the matrons hereabouts call 'a clever woman. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- She knew that no house stood hereabouts, and was soon aware of the nature of the door by its height above the ground. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- How far might you call yourselves from the marshes, hereabouts? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- One may ride ten miles, hereabouts, and not see ten human beings. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Mostly fishing hereabouts! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Where can I lodge him hereabouts for the present? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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