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pronunciation note: Pronounced (hweərəbaʊts) for meaning [sense 1], and (hweərəbaʊts) for meaning [sense 2].
1. singular noun [with singular or plural verb, with poss]
If you refer to the whereabouts of a particular person or thing, you mean the place where that person or thing may be found.
The police are anxious to hear from anyone who may know the whereabouts of the firearms. [+ of]
Once he knew his father's name, finding his whereabouts proved surprisingly easy.
2. adverb
You use whereabouts, usually in questions, when you are asking or talking about where something or someone is exactly.
Whereabouts in Liverpool are you from? [+ in]
Whereabouts are you living?
'I actually live near Chester.'—'Whereabouts?'
I spoke with him three days ago but I don't know whereabouts he is.
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whereabouts in British English

(ˈwɛərəˌbaʊts)
adverb
1.  Also: whereabout
at what approximate location or place; where
whereabouts are you?
2.  obsolete
about or concerning which
noun
3. (functioning as singular or plural)
the place, esp the approximate place, where a person or thing is

whereabouts in American English

(ˈhwɛrəˈbaʊts; ˈwɛrəˈbaʊts)
adverb
1. 
near or at what place? where?
2.  Obsolete
about or concerning which
conjunction
3.  Rare
at, in, or near what place
the lost hikers wondered whereabouts the cabin was
noun
4.  [now usually with pl. v.]
the place where a person or thing is
to know the whereabouts of a person
Also ; Rare ˈwhereaˈbout (ˈwhɛrɛæˈbaʊt)

Examples of 'whereabouts' in a sentence
whereabouts

Despite hundreds of reported sightings her whereabouts remain a mystery.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is unclear why he was detained and his whereabouts are unknown.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The current whereabouts of this witness remains unknown.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
To this day his whereabouts remain a mystery.
The Sun (2012)
Suddenly a member of the pride decides to make his whereabouts known.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
His whereabouts are unknown and his family could not be reached for comment.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The whereabouts of his remains is unknown.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
His whereabouts were widely known in republican circles and he shopped in the nearby village.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Friends are concerned about his safety and his exact whereabouts remain unknown.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Her whereabouts became unknown the moment she was taken into custody.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
His whereabouts are known only to a handful of senior public protection officials.
The Sun (2008)
Details of exact whereabouts missed the point.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
Trains went missing as railway lines were blocked and their whereabouts remained a mystery with phone and telegraph lines down.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
His current whereabouts is not known.
The Sun (2011)
My boyfriend had walked back, raised the alarm and somehow managed to discover my whereabouts.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
MI6 and American special forces discovered her whereabouts early last week.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The schoolgirls' whereabouts have been unknown since they were taken.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
So if you are serious about discovering the whereabouts of your mislaid accounts, now is the time to act.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I know Dulwich well and asked whereabouts.
The Sun (2008)
I am a plumber and work all over, and she texts me constantly asking my whereabouts.
The Sun (2011)

In other languages
whereabouts

British English: whereabouts NOUN
If you refer to the whereabouts of a particular person or thing, you mean the place where that person or thing may be found.
The police are anxious to hear from anyone who may know the whereabouts of the men.
  • American English: whereabouts
  • Brazilian Portuguese: paradeiro
  • Chinese: 下落
  • European Spanish: paradero
  • French: emplacement
  • German: Aufenthaltsort
  • Italian: luogo in cui si trova qn
  • Japanese: 所在
  • Korean: 소재
  • European Portuguese: paradeiro
  • Latin American Spanish: paradero

Chinese translation of 'whereabouts'

whereabouts

(advwɛərəˈbauts; nˈwɛərəbauts)

adv

  1. 在哪里(裡) (zài nǎlǐ)

n

  1. the whereabouts of sb/sth 某人的下落/某物的所在 (mǒurén de xiàluò/mǒuwù de suǒzài)
(plural noun) 
Definition
the place, esp. the approximate place, where a person or thing is
The police are anxious to hear of this person's whereabouts.
Synonyms
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situation
site
location

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