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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."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Where"

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WordDefinition
henceverb(conjunctive) As a result; therefore, for this reason.
whitherverbInterrogative senses.
whence(archaic, formal or literary) From where; from which place or source.
wherebyBy which.
wherever(informal) In, at or to any place that one likes or chooses.
whereinHow, or in what way.
everywherenounIn or to all locations under discussion.
anywherenounIn or at any location.
someplacenounAn unspecified location.
somewherenounIn an uncertain or unspecified location.
wheneverAt any time.
afternounBehind; later in time; following.
herenoun(location) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.
whereaboutsnounIn, at or near what location.
becauseOn account, for sake [with of].
thoughverb(conjunctive) Despite that; however.
therefore(conjunctive) Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated.
resultingOf something that follows as the result of something else; resultant.
erenoun(obsolete) At an earlier time.
oncenoun(frequency) One and only one time.

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