where
in or at what place?: Where is he? Where do you live?
in what position or circumstances?: Where do you stand on this question? Without money, where are you?
in what particular respect, way, etc.?: Where does this affect us?
to what place, point, or end? whither?: Where are you going?
from what source? whence?: Where did you get such a notion?
in or at what place, part, point, etc.: Find where he is. Find where the trouble is.
in or at the place, part, point, etc., in or at which: The book is where you left it.
in a position, case, etc., in which: Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise.
in any place, position, case, etc., in which; wherever: Use the ointment where pain is felt.
to what or whatever place; to the place or any place to which: I will go where you go.
in or at which place; and there: They came to the town, where they lodged for the night.
what place?: Where did you come from?
the place in which; point at which: This is where the boat docks. That was where the phone rang.
a place; that place in which something is located or occurs: the wheres and hows of job hunting.
Idioms about where
where it's at, Slang. where the most exciting, prestigious, or profitable activity or circumstance is to be found.
Origin of where
1usage note For where
Words that may be confused with where
Words Nearby where
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How to use where in a sentence
Ferguson reverses those emphases—focusing solely on this historic meltdown, the who/what/where/why/how.
Inside Job: Hard Lessons Through Pretty Pictures | Randall Lane | October 15, 2010 | THE DAILY BEASTThe first time anyone tastes a fried stuffed olive, they get that where-have-you-been-all-my-life look on their face.
I was on board John Edwards' campaign bus, with ABC's off-air Edwards reporter, Raelyn Johnson, riding in who-knows-where Iowa.
You will not succeed in wresting it for long from the eternal oblivion where-unto it is destined.
Marguerite | Anatole Francewhere-ever a sale was effected, all those connected with it were objects of vengeance.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
He peeped over the hill, and saw two warriors riding away toward the Place-where-the-sun-sleeps.
Three Sioux Scouts | Elmer Russell Gregor"We saw some people far away toward the Place-where-the-day-begins," said High Eagle.
Three Sioux Scouts | Elmer Russell GregorHe afterwards went to the Apartment of the Empresses, and had reason, where-ever he came, to be satisfied with his Reception.
The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II | Karl Ludwig von Pllnitz
British Dictionary definitions for where
/ (wɛə) /
in, at, or to what place, point, or position?: where are you going?
(used in indirect questions): I don't know where they are
in, at, or to which (place): the hotel where we spent our honeymoon
(subordinating) in the place at which: where we live it's always raining
(usually plural) a question as to the position, direction, or destination of something
Origin of where
1usage For where
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with where
In addition to the idioms beginning with where
- where do we go from here
- where it's at
- where one is coming from
- where one lives
- where there's a will, there's a way
- where there's smoke
also see:
- close to home (hit where one lives)
- fools rush in where angels fear to tread
- give credit (where credit is due)
- know where one stands
- let the chips fall where they may
- not know where to turn
- put one's money where one's mouth is
- take up where one left off
- tell someone where to get off
- this is where I came in
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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