Hereabouts

/ˌhɪərəˈbaʊts/

यहीं आसपास; इसी क्षेत्र/इलाके में

Origin & History

From Middle English “here aboutes” (‘about here’), from “here” + “abouts” (from “about”).

मध्य अंग्रेज़ी “here aboutes” (‘यहीं के आसपास’) से; “here” + “abouts” (जो “about” से बना) का संयोजन।

Definition

“Hereabouts” means in or around this place, or in the nearby area, used when you do not mean an exact location.

“Hereabouts” का अर्थ है यहीं या इसके आसपास/नज़दीक के इलाके में; जब सटीक जगह बतानी न हो तब इसका प्रयोग होता है।

Parts of Speech

Adverb:
Is there a pharmacy hereabouts?
क्या आसपास कहीं दवा की दुकान है?
Noun (informal, plural form):
He’s one of the oldest residents in these hereabouts.
वह इस आसपास के इलाके के सबसे पुराने निवासियों में से एक है।

Usage Examples

Do you live hereabouts or farther away?
There aren’t many restaurants hereabouts after 10 p.m.
We saw a stray dog wandering hereabouts this morning.
If you’re hereabouts next week, let’s meet for coffee.

Synonyms

Around here Near here Nearby In the vicinity Thereabouts (similar, but not necessarily 'here')

Antonyms

Far away Elsewhere Distantly Afar Nowhere near here

Related Forms

Noun
Hereabout (rare)
Adverb
Hereabouts / Thereabouts

Idioms & Phrases

Around here / hereabouts
यहीं आसपास / इस इलाके में
Somewhere hereabouts
यहीं कहीं आसपास
Not from hereabouts
इस इलाके का नहीं / यहाँ का नहीं