hereabouts C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈhɪrəˌbaʊts/ See IPA manual adv Freq #35743 Meanings 1 adv in this general vicinity The people are friendly hereabouts. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in this general vicinity hereabout Word family Related forms herethereafterthereforewheneverwhereaswhereverhithertowhereby Etymology From hereabout + -s (See adverbial genitive). Topics Describing Qualities # hereabouts **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** ˈhɪrəˌbaʊts **Frequency rank:** 35743 ## Meanings 1. in this general vicinity ## Examples - The people are friendly hereabouts. ## Synonyms - hereabout ## Related Forms - here - thereafter - therefore - whenever - whereas - wherever - hitherto - whereby ## Etymology From hereabout + -s (See adverbial genitive). ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown