where
∞
1.0
- adverb
- /wɛr/
- - Where are you off to, then?
- places where
- areas where
- the point where
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Watch on YouTubeYou know, I think that's where magic happens.
- You know, I think that's where magic happens.
- First things first, this is where I'm from, Tennessee.
- I feel that that is where my energy lies.
- It's not the point where you're waiting to jump in.
- I mean yeah, they're nowhere near where they were, but God.
- And this is where we'll end for today.
- And then I came back to Oxford, where I've been for all my life.
- I'm doing my part because this is where God wants me to be.
- I've done a couple of projects where I've mentored them.
- It's the place where one day I'm going to call.
- There's only one place where God stays out.
- So I'm all for a world where we just say hey.
- I guess that's where I'm at today, so.
Examples
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You just need to know where you are going next.
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This is my neighborhood, where I grew up.
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And this is where we'll end for today.
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One of the top three, no matter where you go, is labour.
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This is where I live.
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I need you to tell me where Claire is.
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I'd like to go someplace for Christmas where it's real hot.
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You know, I think that's where magic happens.
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The swimming area is about 15 miles from where the river empties into the Pacific Ocean.
Academic text (2011) -
You just need to know where you are going next.
Synonyms
49
6.5
In which something happens or is true in a situation
2
8.8
On which something stands or is placed
1
9.9
In any place a person goes
1
9.9
At the place or point just mentioned
Idioms
8
6.0
Show support by giving money or doing something to help
- Informal
7
7.8
To accept what happens and not try to change the result
- Informal
4
7.3
If there are signs of a problem, it is probably true
3
8.9
To try something new in a place or way no one has done before
- Informal
2
9.9
To know secret unpleasant details about a group or company
- Informal
1
9.9
To have secret information about hidden bad things in a group
- Offensive
1
9.9
Rudely say to someone that you want them to go away
- Offensive
1
9.9
A rude phrase telling someone you refuse their request and they should go away
- Offensive
1
9.9
Avoid mixing your personal life with your work life because it causes problems
To support your words by giving money or doing work
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Where comes from an old English word hwær and the question family wh-, such as what and when, which meant 'which place'. So, where means the place or situation already mentioned, and we use it to point back to that place.