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What (who) is where - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Where?; Where (disambiguation)
Where
·noun Place; situation.
II. Where (·pron & ·conj) Whether.
III. Where ·conj Whereas.
IV. Where ·adv At or in what place; hence, in what situation, position, or circumstances;
- used interrogatively.
V. Where ·adv At or in which place; at the place in which; hence, in the case or instance in which;
- used relatively.
VI. Where ·adv To what or which place; hence, to what goal, result, or issue; whither;
- used interrogatively and relatively; as, where are you going?.
where
ad.
1.
At which place, in which place.
2.
At what place, in what place.
3.
Whither, to what, to which place (recent).
where
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
You use where to ask questions about the place something is in, or is coming from or going to.
Where did you meet him?...
Where's Anna?...
Where are we going?...
'You'll never believe where Julie and I are going.'-'Where?'
QUEST
2.
You use where after certain words, especially verbs and adjectives, to introduce a clause in which you mention the place in which something is situated or happens.
He knew where Henry Carter had gone...
If he's got something on his mind he knows where to find me...
Ernest Brown lives about a dozen blocks from where the riots began.
CONJ
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Where is also a relative pronoun.
...available at the travel agency where you book your holiday...
Wanchai boasts the Academy of Performing Arts, where everything from Chinese Opera to Shakespeare is performed.
PRON
3.
You use where to ask questions about a situation, a stage in something, or an aspect of something.
If they get their way, where will it stop?...
It's not so simple. They'll have to let the draft board know, and then where will we be?
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4.
You use where after certain words, especially verbs and adjectives, to introduce a clause in which you mention a situation, a stage in something, or an aspect of something.
It's not hard to see where she got her feelings about herself...
She had a feeling she already knew where this conversation was going to lead...
I didn't know where to start.
CONJ
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Where is also a relative pronoun.
...that delicate situation where a friend's confidence can easily be betrayed...
The government is at a stage where it is willing to talk to almost anyone.
PRON
5.
You use where to introduce a clause that contrasts with the other parts of the sentence.
Sometimes a teacher will be listened to, where a parent might not.
= whereas
CONJ
Wikipedia
Where
Where may refer to:
- Where?, one of the Five Ws in journalism
- where (command), a shell command
- Where (SQL), a database language clause
- Where.com, a provider of location-based applications via mobile phones
- Where (magazine), a series of magazines for tourists
- "Where?", a song by Nickelback from the album Curb, 1996
Examples of use of where
1. "The sources of terrorism are where they are trained, where they are financed, where they are equipped, where they are mobilised and where they are motivated," he said.
2. It‘s where I grew up, where my family lives, where my favorite beach is.
3. "This is where I‘ve grown up, where my friends are.
4. "Where are you, where are you?" Unfortunately, I didn‘t know.
5. BUSH: That‘s where Al Qaida trained and that‘s where...