Значение

значений: 6
  1. Synonym of thereabout:

    (без степеней сравнения)About or near that place.

    near that place

  2. (без степеней сравнения)About or around that date or time.

    near that time or date

  3. (без степеней сравнения)About or near to that condition or quality.

  4. (без степеней сравнения)Approximately that number or quantity.

  5. (без степеней сравнения, устаревшее)About that; concerning that.

  6. (переносно, без степеней сравнения, устаревшее)Near to that activity or situation.

Примеры

предложений: 2
  1. I might arrive in Kashgar or somewhere thereabouts tomorrow.

  2. He went off to the People's Square or somewhere thereabouts.

Происхождение

The adverb is derived from Middle English there-aboutes, þare aboutes (“of a place or an o

The adverb is derived from Middle English there-aboutes, þare aboutes (“of a place or an object: around there, in its vicinity; of time: about then, around that time”) [and other forms], from ther (“in that place, in those places, there; on that; thither, to that place; from there, thence; at that time; thereupon; in that situation, under those circumstances; in that case, with regard to that”) (from Old English þǣr (“there”)) + aboutes (“in all directions, around”, adverb), aboutes (“in all directions from, on all sides of; near; concerned with”, preposition) (from aboute, abouten (“so as to surround; so as to cover; on the border or edge; as measured around the outside; to as to travel around something; so as to revolve about an axis or centre; aside; in all directions; in the vicinity; in connection with something; in several places; everywhere, throughout; to all or everyone; almost, approximately; concerning; in succession; so as to be or happen”, adverb), aboute, abouten (“surrounding; covering; over; upon; on the border of; in all directions; in the vicinity of, near to; in several places; everywhere, throughout; almost, approximately; concerning; engaged in; on behalf of”, preposition) (from Old English abūtan, onbūtan (“about; round about; on; on the outside”)) + -s (suffix forming adverbs)); see further at thereabout. The English word is analysable as thereabout + -s (suffix forming adverbs).

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