What's the difference between here and hereabouts?

Here


Definition:

  • (pron. pl.) Of them; their.
  • (n.) Hair.
  • (pron.) See Her, their.
  • (pron.) Her; hers. See Her.
  • (adv.) In this place; in the place where the speaker is; -- opposed to there.
  • (adv.) In the present life or state.
  • (adv.) To or into this place; hither. [Colloq.] See Thither.
  • (adv.) At this point of time, or of an argument; now.

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Hereabouts


Definition:

  • (adv.) About this place; in this vicinity.
  • (adv.) Concerning this.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Just as the speed cameras on the A66 hereabouts bring traffic to a momentary dawdle, so Sharp Edge and Foule Crag directly overhead arrest the progress of the faster hilltop climbers making their way up the mountain, the 700ft of Skiddaw slate knife-blade needing extra concentration and care when iced.
  • (2) When he puts the paper down, he will probably pick up the jumper that lies beside him and darn a hole made by one of the ravening hordes of clothes moths living hereabouts, none of which he can morally justify swatting.
  • (3) Perhaps they go to the pub to eat the same local turbot and drink the same contraband Hollands gin that Byron enjoyed hereabouts.
  • (4) So many hereabouts say they were surprised by a conservative thinktank's proposal to further economic development by turning Maine's poorest county into a gigantic tax-free zone.

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