hereabout

H4E1R1E1A1B3O1U1T1
/ˌhɪəɹəˈbaʊt/

adverb

About this; concerning this.

“I am sure my grandmother lived hereabout.”

Similar
hereabouts
Scrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adverbhereabout (not comparable)

alternative hereabouts

  1. archaicnot comparableAbout this; concerning this.
  2. not comparableClose to; nearby.

    I am sure my grandmother lived hereabout.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin this general vicinity

Similar
hereabouts
Also see
hereabouts

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From here + about.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian наблизо, тъдява
  • наблизо (nablizo)close, nearby
  • тъдява (tădjava)close, nearby
Dutch hieromtrent
  • hieromtrentclose, nearby
Finnish täälläpäin, näillä main
  • täälläpäinclose, nearby
  • näillä mainclose, nearby
Hungarian errefelé
  • errefeléclose, nearby
Portuguese por aqui
  • por aquiclose, nearby
Swedish häromkring
  • häromkringclose, nearby
Cite this entry
APA

hereabout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hereabout

MLA

“hereabout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hereabout. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hereabout,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hereabout.

Source: hereabout on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.