nearboutadv.

Brit.

/ˈnɪəbaʊt/,

/nɪəˈbaʊt/, U.S.

/ˌnɪrˈbaʊt/

Forms: see near adv.² and bout adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: near adv.², bout adv.

Etymology: < near adv.² + bout adv., after nearabout adv. Compare earlier nearbout prep.

U.S. regional (chiefly Midland and southern).

Nearly, almost; approximately.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > closeness to accuracy > [adverb]

much1560

nearly1594

muchwhat1619

nigh about1632

closely1682

roughly1768

close1833

approximatively1835

proximately1839

in the rough1841

approximately1845

along1852

nearbouta1857

in a sort of (sorta) way1868

in the (right) ballpark1945

grosso modo1952

a1857 in Dial. Notes (1903) 2 229 You foolhead, near bout.

1928 P. Green In Valley 161 He took off near'bout all his clothes.

1941 J. Faulkner Men Working i. 19 We can make twelve bales of cotton, near 'bout, every year.

1992 R. Kenan Let Dead bury their Dead xii. 289 Well, he told me this part. Word for word. Near bout.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† nearboutprep.

Forms: pre-1700 neirbute.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: near adv.², bout prep.

Etymology: < near adv.² + bout prep., after nearabout prep.

Scottish. Obsolete. rare.

Near (a location).

ΚΠ

a1657 J. Balfour Notes & Descr. Scotl. (NLS Adv. 33.2.27) f. 203 Neir bute it is the riuer Ken.

a1657 J. Balfour Notes & Descr. Scotl. (NLS Adv. 33.2.27) f. 203 Neirbute this Ptolomee placed ye city Leucophibia.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	nearbout
释义	nearboutadv. Brit. /ˈnɪəbaʊt/, /nɪəˈbaʊt/, U.S. /ˌnɪrˈbaʊt/ Forms: see near adv.² and bout adv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: near adv.², bout adv. Etymology: < near adv.² + bout adv., after nearabout adv. Compare earlier nearbout prep. U.S. regional (chiefly Midland and southern). Nearly, almost; approximately. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > closeness to accuracy > [adverb] much1560 nearly1594 muchwhat1619 nigh about1632 closely1682 roughly1768 close1833 approximatively1835 proximately1839 in the rough1841 approximately1845 along1852 nearbouta1857 in a sort of (sorta) way1868 in the (right) ballpark1945 grosso modo1952 a1857 in Dial. Notes (1903) 2 229 You foolhead, near bout. 1928 P. Green In Valley 161 He took off near'bout all his clothes. 1941 J. Faulkner Men Working i. 19 We can make twelve bales of cotton, near 'bout, every year. 1992 R. Kenan Let Dead bury their Dead xii. 289 Well, he told me this part. Word for word. Near bout. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † nearboutprep. Forms: pre-1700 neirbute. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: near adv.², bout prep. Etymology: < near adv.² + bout prep., after nearabout prep. Scottish. Obsolete. rare. Near (a location). ΚΠ a1657 J. Balfour Notes & Descr. Scotl. (NLS Adv. 33.2.27) f. 203 Neir bute it is the riuer Ken. a1657 J. Balfour Notes & Descr. Scotl. (NLS Adv. 33.2.27) f. 203 Neirbute this Ptolomee placed ye city Leucophibia. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adv.a1857prep.a1657
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