inaboutadv.

Brit.

/ɪnəˈbaʊt/, U.S.

/ˌɪnəˈbaʊt/, Scottish English

/ɪnəˈbʌʊt/

Forms: see in adv. and about adv., prep.¹, adj., and int.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: in adv., about prep.¹

Etymology: < in adv. + about prep.¹

Scottish.

In or into proximity; about, close to, or into a place.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > nearness > [adverb] > in the vicinity

environa1393

nearabout?a1425

besideward1460

environeea1500

round about1526

round1593

around1762

inabout1813

1813 W. Beattie Entertaining & Instructive Tales i. 4 Just as I entered in-about, My aunt by chance was looking out.

1888 Bon-accord Dec. 16 Haudin' a' yon critturs o' cooncillors inaboot, an' i' their ain places.

1931 Aberdeen Press & Jrnl. 18 Feb. 2/7 Wid it be mowse, think ye, to gang in aboot wi' yon gurby tyke aff the chine?

1975 A. Deyell My Shetland 56 Noo, tinks I, if I cood get her [sc. a cat] in aboot shü wid clear da mice.

2000 Aberdeen Evening Express (Nexis) 18 Feb. 13 He's come inaboot from as far awa' as ye can get, short of crossing the Channel.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	inabout
释义	inaboutadv. Brit. /ɪnəˈbaʊt/, U.S. /ˌɪnəˈbaʊt/, Scottish English /ɪnəˈbʌʊt/ Forms: see in adv. and about adv., prep.¹, adj., and int. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: in adv., about prep.¹ Etymology: < in adv. + about prep.¹ Scottish. In or into proximity; about, close to, or into a place. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > [adverb] > in the vicinity environa1393 nearabout?a1425 besideward1460 environeea1500 round about1526 round1593 around1762 inabout1813 1813 W. Beattie Entertaining & Instructive Tales i. 4 Just as I entered in-about, My aunt by chance was looking out. 1888 Bon-accord Dec. 16 Haudin' a' yon critturs o' cooncillors inaboot, an' i' their ain places. 1931 Aberdeen Press & Jrnl. 18 Feb. 2/7 Wid it be mowse, think ye, to gang in aboot wi' yon gurby tyke aff the chine? 1975 A. Deyell My Shetland 56 Noo, tinks I, if I cood get her [sc. a cat] in aboot shü wid clear da mice. 2000 Aberdeen Evening Express (Nexis) 18 Feb. 13 He's come inaboot from as far awa' as ye can get, short of crossing the Channel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1813
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