Note: In this sense, whereabouts is the common form.
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2. Concerning which; about which. ``The object whereabout they are conversant.'' --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Whereabout — Where a*bout , Whereabouts Where a*bouts , n. The place where a person or thing is; as, they did not know his whereabouts. Shak. [1913 Webster] A puzzling notice of thy whereabout. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whereabout — c.1300 as an interrogatory word, from WHERE (Cf. where) + ABOUT (Cf. about) … Etymology dictionary
whereabout — I. adverb see whereabouts I II. conjunction see whereabouts II … New Collegiate Dictionary
whereabout — /hwair euh bowt , wair /, adv. whereabouts. [1250 1300; ME; see WHERE, ABOUT] * * * … Universalium
whereabout — adverb a) About which. b) About where … Wiktionary
whereabout — where·about … English syllables
whereabout — adverb see whereabouts I … Useful english dictionary
Whereabouts — Whereabout Where a*bout , Whereabouts Where a*bouts , adv. [1913 Webster] 1. About where; near what or which place; used interrogatively and relatively; as, whereabouts did you meet him? [1913 Webster] Note: In this sense, whereabouts is the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whereabouts — Whereabout Where a*bout , Whereabouts Where a*bouts , n. The place where a person or thing is; as, they did not know his whereabouts. Shak. [1913 Webster] A puzzling notice of thy whereabout. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whereabouts — I. adverb also whereabout Etymology: Middle English wheraboutes (from wher aboute + s, adverb suffix) & wher aboute, from where, wher where + about, aboute about more at whence Date: 14th century about where ; near what place < whereabouts is the … New Collegiate Dictionary
