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hereabouts

/ˌhɪr.əˈbaʊts/
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• adverb

1

Near this place; in this neighborhood or vicinity.

Example

"The old miller has lived hereabouts for more than fifty years."

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• noun

1

This immediate neighborhood, area, or vicinity (usually used after a preposition such as 'in' or 'from').

Example

"Most of the people from hereabouts work at the regional agricultural cooperative."

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herdsman
here
hereabout
hereabouts
hereafter
hereby
hereditary

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in Middle English as a compound of 'here' and 'about', with the adverbial genitive suffix '-s' added later by analogy with words like 'whereabouts' and 'thereabouts'.

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Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Hereabouts. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/hereabouts
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