abouts

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From about +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈbaʊts/

Adverb

abouts (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) About. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17th century.][1]

Preposition

abouts

  1. (obsolete) About. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17th century.][1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abouts”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7.

Anagrams

French

Noun

abouts m

  1. plural of about
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