where
Plural: wheres
Adv
- In, at or to what place.
- In what situation.
- In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that).
- In, at or to any place (that); wherever; anywhere.
- In, at or to which.
- The place in, at or to which.
- A situation or case in which.
- In a/the situation, position, case, etc. in which.
Conj
- While on the contrary; although; whereas.
- That.
Pron
- What place.
Noun
- The place, situation, or location of something.
- The place in which something happens.
Examples
- A function is where two variables are related.
- A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.
- Do you know where you came from?
- Go back where you came from.
- He asked where I grew up.
- He is looking for a house where he can have a complete office.
- He lives within five miles of where he was born.
- Here's a picture of York, where I was born.
- I hardly knew where I was going.
- I read where they caught the guy.
- I've forgotten where I was in this book, but it was probably around chapter four.
- Let's go where it's warmer.
- Please sit where you like.
- Show me an example where it happened that way.
- Stay where you are.
- That's the place where we went on holiday.
- The ’WHERE’ of a word on the board determines its final score.
- Their job is to go where they are called.
- This is a photo of where I went on holiday.
- This is the place where we first met.
- Where are you at?
- Where are you going?
- Where are you off to?
- Where are you?
- Where did you come from?
- Where no provision under this Act is applicable, the case shall be decided in accordance with the customary practices.
- Where Susy has trouble coloring inside the lines, Johnny has already mastered shading.
- Where would we be without our parents?
- Where you going?
- Where you off to?
- You cannot be too careful where explosives are involved.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English wher, from Old English hwǣr (“where”, literally “at what place”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwār, from Proto-Germanic *hwar (“where”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷo- (interrogative pronoun).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
where: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordwhere: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
where: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
where: valid Words With Friends Word