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Search phrase: hereabout

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All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.148true – ‘ or thereabouts ’ set down, for I'll speak truth.true, or thereabouts set downe, for Ile speake truth.
Antony and CleopatraAC III.x.29Ay, are you thereabouts? Why then, good night indeed.I, are you thereabouts? Why then goodnight indeede.
HamletHam II.ii.445Aeneas' tale to Dido; and thereabout of it especiallyAeneas Tale to Dido, and thereabout of it especially,
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iii.107Whither I go, nor reason whereabout.Whether I go: nor reason whereabout.
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.iii.187of two-and-twenty or thereabouts! I am heinouslyof two and twentie, or thereabout: I am heynously
MacbethMac II.i.58Thy very stones prate of my whereaboutThy very stones prate of my where-about,
OthelloOth V.i.57I think that one of them is hereaboutI thinke that one of them is heereabout.
Romeo and JulietRJ V.i.38And hereabouts 'a dwells, which late I notedAnd here abouts dwells, which late I noted
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.43For all this same, I'll hide me hereabout.For all this same, Ile hide me here about,
The TempestTem II.ii.38under his gaberdine. There is no other shelter hereabout.vnder his Gaberdine: there is no other shelter hereabout:
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.378Be intelligent to me? 'Tis thereabouts;Be intelligent to me, 'tis thereabouts:

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Glossary

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hereaboutaround here
inquireseek out, ask after one's whereabouts
thereabout(s)concerning the matter; approximately
whereaboutwhereabouts; on what business

Thesaurus

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ask after one's whereaboutsinquire

Themes and Topics

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Here, there, and where...of course are still in use today (e g thereabouts therefore)   +about ...
... item location example gloss hereabout oth v i 57 i think that one of them i...
...oth v i 57 i think that one of them is hereabout around here ...
... around here hereabouts rj v i 38 i do remember an apothecar...
... 38 i do remember an apothecary / and hereabouts &rsquo a dwells around here t...
...s &rsquo a dwells around here thereabout ham ii ii 445 [of a tale] t...
... ham ii ii 445 [of a tale] thereabout of it especially when he speaks of pria...
... that part concerning the matter thereabouts aw iv iii 171 five or six thousand h...
...171 five or six thousand horse or thereabouts approximately about that [place num...
...t that [place number time etc] whereabout mac ii i 58 the very stones prate of ...
...c ii i 58 the very stones prate of my whereabout w...
... whereabouts w...
...s whereabout 1h4 ii iii 107 i must not have you he...
...question me / whither i go nor reason whereabout about what on what business +...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HEREBASIChereabout adv, hereabouts adv
THEREBASICthereabout adv, thereabouts adv
WHERESUFFIXESwhereabout adv, whereabout n

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