Definitions of Where [ʰwɛər, wɛər]

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Definition of 'Where'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adv.) where
in or at what place?:
Where is he? Where do you live?

2.  where
in what position or circumstances?:
Where do you stand on this question? Without money, where are you?

3.  where
in what particular respect, way, etc.?:
Where does this affect us?

4.  where
to what place, point, or end? whither?:
Where are you going?

5.  where
from what source? whence?:
Where did you get such a notion?

6. (conj.) where
in or at what place, part, point, etc.:
Find where the trouble is.

7.  where
in or at the place, part, point, etc., in or at which:
The cup is where you left it.

8.  where
in a position, case, etc., in which:
Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise.

9.  where
in any place, position, case, etc., in which; wherever:
Use the ointment where pain is felt.

10.  where
to what or whatever place; to the place or any place to which:
I will go where you go.

11.  where
in or at which place; and there:
They came to the town, where they lodged for the night.

12.  where
Informal. that: I see where highway 49 is to be closed.

13. (pron.) where
what place?:
Where did you come from?

14.  where
the place in which; point at which:
This is where the boat docks. That was where the phone rang.

15. (n.) where
a place; that place in which something is located or occurs:
the wheres and hows of job hunting.

16.  where
where it's at, where the most exciting, prestigious, or profitable activity or circumstance is to be found.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME quher, wher, OE hwæmacr;r, c. OFris hwēr, OS, OHG hwār; akin to ON hvar, Go hwar)

Definition of 'Where'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adverb) where
used to ask a question about location or position
Where should I sit?; Where are you going on vacation?

2. (conjunction) where
at, in, or, to a location or position
You turn right where the road bends.; We're going south where the weather is better.

3. where
at a particular point in a process or situation
a point in their marriage where things were very bad

Definition of 'Where'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adverb) Where
at or in what place; hence, in what situation, position, or circumstances; -- used interrogatively

2. (adverb) Where
at or in which place; at the place in which; hence, in the case or instance in which; -- used relatively

3. (adverb) Where
to what or which place; hence, to what goal, result, or issue; whither; -- used interrogatively and relatively; as, where are you going?

4. (noun) Where
place; situation

5. Where
whether

6. Where
whereas

Translation of 'Where'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (to or in) which place (?) Where are you going (to)?; Do you know where we are?; Where does he get his ideas from?; We asked where to find a good restaurant.
Afrikaans: waarheen	Arabic: أين، إلى أيْن	Bulgarian: къде
Brazilian: onde	Czech: kam, kde, odkud	German: wo(-hin, -her)
Danish: hvor	Greek: πού	Spanish: dónde
Estonian: kus, kuhu	Farsi: کجا	Finnish: missä, minne
French: oû	Hebrew: אֵיפֹה	Hindi: कहां
Croatian: gdje	Hungarian: hol?, hová?, merre?	Indonesian: ke mana, di mana, dari ma
Icelandic: hvert, hvar, hvaðan	Italian: dove	Japanese: どこで
Korean: 위치를 물어) 어디에	Lithuanian: kur	Latvian: kur
Malay: di manakah	Dutch: waar	Norwegian: hvor
Polish: gdzie, dokąd	Portuguese: onde	Romanian: unde
Russian: куда; где	Slovak: kam, kde, odkiaľ	Slovenian: kje, kam
Serbian: gde	Swedish: var, vart	Thai: ที่ไหน
Turkish: nerede, nereye	Taiwanese: 何處	Ukrainian: де, куди
Urdu: کہاں	Vietnamese: ở đâu	Chinese: 哪里
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