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UK /ˈwɛɚ/ US /ˈweː/

adv 5conj 2pron 1noun 1

Collocations

VERB + WHERE

asked, destroying, didn't, found, imagined, know, tell, understand

I didn't know where to find the nearest supermarket in the new neighborhood.

WHERE + NOUN

bathroom, eggs, flamenco, joker, problem, showers

I need to find the bathroom where the problem is before the guests arrive.

PREP.

from, up

ADV.

also, once

I finally found the restaurant where we once had our anniversary dinner.

Definitions

adv

In, at or to what place.

Where are you?

He asked where I grew up.

In what situation.

Where would we be without our parents?

In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that).

Stay where you are.

Go back where you came from.

In, at or to any place (that); wherever; anywhere.

Please sit where you like.

Their job is to go where they are called.

In, at or to which.

This is the place where we first met.

He is looking for a house where he can have a complete office.

conj

While on the contrary; although; whereas.

And flight and die is death destroying death; Where fearing dying pays death servile breath.

July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Riseshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-dark-knight-rises-review-batman,82624/ Where the Joker preys on our fears of random, irrational acts of terror, Bane has an all-consuming, dictatorial agenda that’s more stable and permanent, a New World Order that’s been planned out with the precision of a military coup.

That.

I read where they caught the guy.

pron

What place.

Where did you come from?

Where are you at?

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Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

where is the toilet

Direct me to the restroom (US) or WC (British).

where are you from

In which country or region were you born or raised?

every which where

everywhere

put one's money where one's mouth is

To make or take a bet.

where there's smoke, there's fire

If there is a hint of something occurring, it is probably true, although such rumors should be taken with a grain of salt.

Example Bank

Where are you?

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He asked where I grew up.

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Where are you going?

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And flight and die is death destroying death; Where fearing dying pays death servile breath.

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Now we are liberal with our innermost secrets, spraying them into the public ether with a generosity our forebears could not have imagined. Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stu

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, where is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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