where

adverb

/weə(r)/

/wer/

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in or to what place or situation
- Where do you live?
- I wonder where they will take us to.
- Where (= at what point) did I go wrong in my calculations?
- Where (= in what book, newspaper, etc.) did you read that?
- Just where (= to what situation or final argument) is all this leading us?
Homophones ware | wear | where
ware wear where
/weə(r)/

/wer/
- ware noun
  The products include porcelain and ceramic ware.
- wear verb
  Don't wear that jacket—it's far too big!
- wear noun
  Comfortable and smart, this jacket is suitable for office wear.
- where adverb
  Where are you going on your next adventure?
- where conjunction
  He was free to go where he liked.
used after words or phrases that refer to a place or situation to mean ‘at, in or to which’
- It's one of the few countries where people drive on the left.
the place or situation in which
- We then moved to Paris, where we lived for six years.

Word OriginOld English hwǣr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch waar and German wo.

where

conjunction

/weə(r)/

/wer/

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(in) the place or situation in which
- This is where I live.
- Sit where I can see you.
- Where people were concerned, his threshold of boredom was low.
- That's where (= the point in the argument at which) you're wrong.
Homophones ware | wear | where
ware wear where
/weə(r)/

/wer/
- ware noun
  The products include porcelain and ceramic ware.
- wear verb
  Don't wear that jacket—it's far too big!
- wear noun
  Comfortable and smart, this jacket is suitable for office wear.
- where adverb
  Where are you going on your next adventure?
- where conjunction
  He was free to go where he liked.
Word OriginOld English hwǣr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch waar and German wo.

单词	where
释义	where adverb /weə(r)/ /wer/ jump to other results in or to what place or situation Where do you live? I wonder where they will take us to. Where (= at what point) did I go wrong in my calculations? Where (= in what book, newspaper, etc.) did you read that? Just where (= to what situation or final argument) is all this leading us? Homophones ware \| wear \| whereware wear where /weə(r)/ /wer/ ware noun The products include porcelain and ceramic ware. wear verb Don't wear that jacket—it's far too big! wear noun Comfortable and smart, this jacket is suitable for office wear. where adverb Where are you going on your next adventure? where conjunction He was free to go where he liked. used after words or phrases that refer to a place or situation to mean ‘at, in or to which’ It's one of the few countries where people drive on the left. the place or situation in which We then moved to Paris, where we lived for six years. Word OriginOld English hwǣr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch waar and German wo. where conjunction /weə(r)/ /wer/ jump to other results (in) the place or situation in which This is where I live. Sit where I can see you. Where people were concerned, his threshold of boredom was low. That's where (= the point in the argument at which) you're wrong. Homophones ware \| wear \| whereware wear where /weə(r)/ /wer/ ware noun The products include porcelain and ceramic ware. wear verb Don't wear that jacket—it's far too big! wear noun Comfortable and smart, this jacket is suitable for office wear. where adverb Where are you going on your next adventure? where conjunction He was free to go where he liked. Word OriginOld English hwǣr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch waar and German wo.
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