where

where: [[t](h)we͟ə(r)[/t]]
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(Usually pronounced [[t](h)weə(r)[/t]] for meanings 2 and 3.)

1) QUEST You use where to ask questions about the place something is in, or is coming from or going to.

Where did you meet him?...

Where's Anna?...

Where are we going?...

`You'll never believe where Julie and I are going.' - `Where?'

2) CONJ-SUBORD You use where after certain words, especially verbs and adjectives, to introduce a clause in which you mention the place in which something is situated or happens.

People began looking across to see where the noise was coming from...

He knew where Henry Carter had gone...

If he's got something on his mind he knows where to find me...

Ernest Brown lives about a dozen blocks from where the riots began.

PRON-REL

Where is also a relative pronoun. Conditions which apply to your flight are available at the travel agency where you book your holiday... Wanchai boasts the Academy of Performing Arts, where everything from Chinese Opera to Shakespeare is performed.

3) QUEST You use where to ask questions about a situation, a stage in something, or an aspect of something.

Where will it all end?...

If they get their way, where will it stop?...

It's not so simple. They'll have to let the draft board know, and then where will we be?

4) CONJ-SUBORD You use where after certain words, especially verbs and adjectives, to introduce a clause in which you mention a situation, a stage in something, or an aspect of something.

It's not hard to see where she got her feelings about herself...

She had a feeling she already knew where this conversation was going to lead...

I didn't know where to start.

PRON-REL

Where is also a relative pronoun. ...that delicate situation where a friend's confidence can easily be betrayed... The government is at a stage where it is willing to talk to almost anyone.

5) CONJ-SUBORD You use where to introduce a clause that contrasts with the other parts of the sentence.

Where some people learned to play the accordion for dances in their community, others took music lessons...

Sometimes a teacher will be listened to, where a parent might not.

Syn:

whereas

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Synonyms:

At which place, in which place / At what place, in what place / Whither, to what, to which place (recent)

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where — [ wer, hwer ] function word *** Where can be used in the following ways: as a question adverb (introducing a direct or indirect question): Where are you going? I wonder where she lives. as a relative adverb (referring back to a noun and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
where — W1S1 [weə US wer] adv, conj, pron [: Old English; Origin: hwAr] 1.) in or to which place ▪ Where are you going? ▪ Where do they live? ▪ Do you know where my glasses are? ▪ Where would you like to sit? where (...) to/from ▪ Where have you come… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Where — Where, adv. [OE. wher, whar, AS. hw?r; akin to D. waar, OS. hw?r, OHG. hw[=a]r, w[=a]r, w[=a], G. wo, Icel. and Sw. hvar, Dan. hvor, Goth. hwar, and E. who; cf. Skr. karhi when. [root]182. See {Who}, and cf. {There}.] [1913 Webster] 1. At or in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
where — [hwer, wer] adv. [ME wher < OE hwær, akin to Ger wo & to war in warum: for IE base see WHAT] 1. in or at what place? [where is the car?] 2. to or toward what place or point? [where did he go?] 3. in what situation or position [where will we be … English World dictionary
where is at — where (someone) is at see ↑where, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑at where (someone) is at informal : someone s true position, state, or nature I haven t quite figured out where she s at [=where she stands; what her opinions are] on that issue … Useful english dictionary
where it's at — {adv. phr.}, {informal} That which is important; that which is at the forefront of on going social, personal, or scientific undertakings. * /Young, talented and black, that s where it s at./ * /We send sophisticated machines to Mars instead of… … Dictionary of American idioms
where it's at — {adv. phr.}, {informal} That which is important; that which is at the forefront of on going social, personal, or scientific undertakings. * /Young, talented and black, that s where it s at./ * /We send sophisticated machines to Mars instead of… … Dictionary of American idioms
where's — [hwerz, werz] contraction 1. where is 2. where has 3. Informal where does … English World dictionary
Where — Where, conj. Whereas. [1913 Webster] And flight and die is death destroying death; Where fearing dying pays death servile breath. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Where — Where, n. Place; situation. [Obs. or Colloq.] [1913 Webster] Finding the nymph asleep in secret where. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
where it's at — where important things are happening, where the action is China that s where it s at today. Their society is changing; their economy is growing … English idioms

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