Definition of WHERE

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

whither

Scrabble Score: 11

where: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
where: 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