thereabout UK /ðɛəɹəˈbaʊt/US /ˈðɛɹəˌbaʊt/ adverb6 •About or near that place. •About or around that date or time.Dinner will be ready at six-thirty or thereabout. •About or near to that condition or quality. •Approximately that number or quantity.The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second, right? Yes, thereabout. •(figurative, old-fashioned) Near to that activity or situation. •(old-fashioned) About that or those: concerning it or them.And they entred in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to passe, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. — 1611