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Where

/wɛə(ɹ)/

The place in which something happens.

📖 Definitions of "Where"

noun
  1. 1

    The place in which something happens.

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

adverb
  1. 1

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

    "He asked where I grew up."

  2. 2

    In what situation.

    "Where would we be without our parents?"

  3. 3

    (relative) At which, on which.

    "That is the place where we first met."

pronoun
  1. 1

    The place in which.

    "He lives within five miles of where he was born."

conjunction
  1. 1

    While on the contrary; although; whereas.

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

  2. 2

    At or in which place or situation.

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

  3. 3

    To which place or situation.

    "The snowbirds travel where it is warm."

  4. 4

    Wherever.

    "Their job is to go where they are called."

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