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nearabout

nearabout adverb: near, nearly, almost.

Adverb

nearabout (not comparable)

  1. (Southern US) Near, nearly, almost.
    • nearabout the library
    • nearabout ten o'clock
    Synonyms:
    nearabouts

Synonyms of nearabout

Origin of nearabout

From near + about.

Questions about nearabout

What does nearabout mean?
Nearabout means near, nearly, almost.
What part of speech is nearabout?
Nearabout is an adverb.

Words near nearabout in the dictionary

  1. near-synonym
  2. near-synonyms
  3. near-term
  4. nearable
  5. nearables
  6. nearabout
  7. nearabouts
  8. nearbout
  9. nearby
  10. nearbys
  11. nearcation

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