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[ hwair-uh-bouts, wair- ] / ˈʰwɛər əˌbaʊts, ˈwɛər- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR whereabouts ON THESAURUS.COM
conjunctionnear or in what place: trying to find whereabouts in the world we were. noun(used with a singular or plural verb) the place where a person or thing is; the locality of a person or thing: no clue as to his whereabouts. Origin of whereabouts1400–50; late Middle English wheraboutes, equivalent to Middle English wheraboute (see whereabout) + -s-s1 Words nearby whereaboutswhenua, when've, whenwe, where, whereabout, whereabouts, whereafter, Where are the snows of yesteryear?, whereas, whereat, whereby Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whereaboutsWhile Faal and Njie are in U.S. custody, the whereabouts of the other survivors is unknown. The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country|Jacob Siegel|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST Picasso accused the other of knowing the whereabouts of the Mona Lisa. Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa?|Nick Mafi|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Today, researchers are flummoxed as to the whereabouts of this gargantuan cultural artifact. The Biggest Art Heist of WWII is Still Unsolved||October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST After all, he lived with himself 24/7, so he could do a much better job chronicling his whereabouts than the FBI. Art in the Age of National Security|Terry Greene Sterling|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He took my phone and canceled all of my plans for the following week to make sure no one could worry about my whereabouts. Christy Mack: The Porn World Unites Over A Fallen Comrade|Aurora Snow|August 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST The defendant's whereabouts were unknown to us, your Honor, and the court allowed us to serve notice by publication. And Portia, as Giles saw, was too devoted to Anne to confess her whereabouts without permission. A Coin of Edward VII|Fergus Hume To his inquiries as to the whereabouts of his partner they made boisterous replies, their laughter rattling the windows. Bring Me His Ears|Clarence E. Mulford There was no enemy to be seen and not even a puff of smoke to suggest his whereabouts. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 21, 1914|Various Asher's firm doesn't know the whereabouts of Franklin, but they are advertising for him. A Coin of Edward VII|Fergus Hume
British Dictionary definitions for whereabouts
adverbAlso: whereabout at what approximate location or place; wherewhereabouts are you? obsolete about or concerning which noun(functioning as singular or plural) the place, esp the approximate place, where a person or thing is Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to whereaboutsspot, place, site |