Thereabouts
/ˌðeər.əˈbaʊts/noun
About that place, time, or degree; approximately.
Did you know?“Thereabouts” comes from “there” + “about,” and the old sense of “about” meant not just “around” but also “on all sides,” making the word feel like a verbal fog bank.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
þǣr
“there, in that place”
Old English
OE
abūtan
“around, on the outside of, about”
Middle English
ME
there aboute
“in that vicinity; approximately”
14th–15th Century
English
thereabouts
“in that place or near that amount”
Modern English
English
thereabouts
“approximately; around that point or number”