whereabouts

American  

[hwair-uh-bouts, wair-] / ˈʰwɛər əˌbaʊts, ˈwɛər- /

adverb

1. about where? where?

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conjunction

1. near or in what place.

   trying to find whereabouts in the world we were.

noun

1. (used with a singular or plural verb) the place where a person or thing is; the locality of a person or thing.

   no clue as to his whereabouts.

whereabouts British  

/ ˈwɛərəˌbaʊts /

adverb

1. Also: whereabout.  at what approximate location or place; where

   whereabouts are you?

2. obsolete about or concerning which

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noun

1. (functioning as singular or plural) the place, esp the approximate place, where a person or thing is

Etymology

Origin of whereabouts

1400–50; late Middle English wheraboutes, equivalent to Middle English wheraboute ( whereabout ) + -s -s ¹

Example Sentences

Years before, a millionaire buried a treasure somewhere in the desert, leaving a poem with clues to its whereabouts.

From The Wall Street Journal

It also expressed concern that no official information had been received about the whereabouts and circumstances of Subaihi's delegation in Riyadh, which it said "raises serious questions that require urgent clarification".

From BBC

Victims with whom The Times spoke said that their cars were not behind on payments, and that local police initially had no knowledge of their cars’ whereabouts.

From Los Angeles Times

Late last year, the CIA cultivated a source within Maduro’s inner circle who provided information on his whereabouts, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.

From The Wall Street Journal

His exact whereabouts is unknown and his colleagues have demanded proof he is still alive.

From BBC