I. ˈ ̷ ̷əˌbau̇ts, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ adverb
also where·about -t
Etymology: whereabouts from Middle English wheraboutes, from Middle English wher aboute + -s, gen. singular noun ending functioning adverbially; whereabout from Middle English wher aboute, from wher where + aboute, about about — more at -s
1. : about where : near what place
to know at the outset whereabouts the line will be drawn — F.W.Maitland
2. obsolete : at what work : on what business or errand
I must not have you henceforth question me whither I go, nor reason whereabout — Shakespeare
II. noun plural but singular or plural in construction
( also whereabout )
: the place or general locality where a person or thing is
had for long been determined to discover the whereabout of the gold country — Times Literary Supplement
his whereabouts was known only to his personal staff — Fortune
his whereabouts are kept secret — Manchester Guardian Weekly