About and Hereabouts

About

About adverb - On all sides or in every direction.
Usage example: people standing about waiting for a salesclerk to assist them

Hereabouts and about are semantically related. in near topic. In some cases you can use "Hereabouts" instead an adverb "About".

Hereabouts

Hereabouts adverb - In this general vicinity.
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About and hereabouts are semantically related. You can use "About" instead an adverb "Hereabouts".

Nearby Word: hereabout
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