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Meaning of where

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

where

Pronunciation:/wɛə(ɹ)//wɛəɹ/

noun

Definitions

  1. The place in which something happens.

    Example: A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.

adverb

Definitions

  1. Interrogative adverb, used in either a direct or indirect question: at what place; to what place; what place.

    Example: He asked where I grew up.

  2. In what situation.

    Example: Where would we be without our parents?

  3. (relative) At which, on which.

    Example: That is the place where we first met.

pronoun

Definitions

  1. The place in which.

    Example: He lives within five miles of where he was born.

conjunction

Definitions

  1. While on the contrary; although; whereas.

    Example: Where Susy has trouble coloring inside the lines, Johnny has already mastered shading.

  2. At or in which place or situation.

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

  3. To which place or situation.

    Example: The snowbirds travel where it is warm.

  4. Wherever.

    Example: Their job is to go where they are called.