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

With genetic data unable to distinguish between them, investigators relied on phone records, surveillance footage, wiretaps and efforts to corroborate their whereabouts and movements, according to Le Parisien.

From BBC

She said a senior staff member also began constantly monitoring her whereabouts.

From BBC

At present Ferguson's whereabouts are unknown, although there has been speculation she may move to Portugal to live with her younger daughter.

From BBC

Aramayo said that establishing Morales' whereabouts was "not a priority" for the government.

From Barron's

He was found with an Irish passport in the name of Danny Webb and had worked as an IT consultant but little is known of his whereabouts during his 21 years on the run.

From BBC