where
∞
1.0
- adverb
- /wɛr/
:
dónde
- Now I ask you, where does the top box go?
- where to go
- know where
- where to start
The question is, where does it come from?
- The question is, where does it come from?
- And I just thought, where the fuck am I?
- All of that is to say, where do I go next?
- You know, when you say, where am I going wrong?
- I was just like, I just didn't understand where where were you?
- So there was a where was I?
Examples
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The question is, where does it come from?
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Now we need to find out where the car park is.
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Well, first of all, where would you say that guy goes?
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So all right, where do we start with this thing?
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Can you ask where this is right now?
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All of that is to say, where do I go next?
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Just tell me where the party is and I'll be there.
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"We wonder," he adds, "if we lose our house, where will we go?"
Academic text (2011) -
If you don't know where that is, let us know.
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Can you tell me where the nearest bus stop is?
Synonyms
To ask in surprise where someone or something is
Idioms
8
6.5
To support your words by giving money or doing work
- Informal
6
7.8
To accept what happens and not try to change the result
3
6.0
Show support by giving money or doing something to help
3
8.9
To try something new in a place or way no one has done before
- Informal
3
9.9
To have secret information about hidden bad things in a group
- Informal
3
9.9
To know secret unpleasant details about a group or company
- Offensive
1
9.9
Avoid mixing your personal life with your work life because it causes problems
- Offensive
A rude phrase telling someone you refuse their request and they should go away
Surface Forms
Etymology
Where comes from an old English word hwær and the question family wh-, such as who and what, which asked 'which place'. So, where is the word we use when we ask about the place or position of someone or something.