whereadverb, conjunction
uk/weər/us/wer/A1 to, at, or in what place:
Where does he live?
"I put it on your desk." "Where? I can't see it."
Where are we going?
Now where did I put my glasses?
Where's the party being held?
Could you tell me where Barker Drive is, please?
Where did you put my umbrella?
I've left my keys somewhere and I don't know where.
You found my diary - where on earth was it?
I've been meaning to ask you where you get your hair cut.
Bradford, where Bren comes from, has a lot of good curry restaurants.
She lived in Rome for a couple of years, where she taught English.
You see where Mira is standing? Well, he's behind her.
I like to have him next to me where I can keep an eye on him.
I read it somewhere - I don't know where (= in which book, newspaper, etc.).
B2 used when referring to a particular stage in a process or activity:
You reach a point in any project where you just want to get the thing finished.
I've reached the stage where I just don't care any more.
in what situation:
You're not available on the 12th and Andrew can't make the 20th - so where does that leave us?
Where do you see yourself five years from now?
More examples
- It's difficult choosing where to live.
- You should put the money in a savings account where it will earn interest.
- Look where you're going!
- There were dirty marks on her trousers where she had wiped her hands.
- She's past the age where she needs a babysitter.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: question words & expressions
- come
- devil
- extent
- how about...? idiom
- how, what, why, etc. on earth... idiom
- in God's/heaven's name idiom
- interrogative
- shall
- what the blazes...? idiom
- what's that (all) about (then)? idiom
- what's the score? idiom
- what/where/how/why the devil idiom
- when
- whenever
- which
- whither
- whose
- why
- world
- would you like...? idiom
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Linguistics: relative forms
Idiom(s)
be where it's at
know/see where sb is coming from