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whenabouts

whenabouts is the alternative form of whenabout.

Meaning of whenabout

Adverb

whenabout (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Approximately in time.
    • In the first place, I wish to congratulate the Premier upon the spirit which has inspired him to bring about the change from “colony” to “dominion"; and the only defect in the spirit I can really find isthat^([sic]) he is premature to the extent of whenabout fifty years.1907, New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates - Volume 139, page 376
  2. At what approximate time.
    • Having expected the Rector of Faringdon for some time at my house, I could not so well say whenabout we should endeavour to get to Town; […]1877, Gilbert White, The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, page 147

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Questions about whenabouts

What is whenabouts the alternative form of?
Whenabouts is the alternative form of whenabout.

Words near whenabouts in the dictionary

  1. when'll
  2. when're
  3. when's
  4. when, as, and if
  5. whenabout
  6. whenabouts
  7. whenas
  8. Whenby
  9. whence
  10. whenceafter
  11. whenceever

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