WHERE


Meaning of WHERE in English

adv., conj., pron., & n.

interrog.adv. 1 in or to what place or position? (where is the milk?; where are you going?). 2 in what direction or respect? (where does the argument lead?; where does it concern us?). 3 in what book etc.?; from whom? (where did you read that?; where did you hear that?). 4 in what situation or condition? (where does that leave us?).

rel.adv. (prec. by place etc.) in or to which (places where they meet).

conj. 1 in or to the or any place, direction, or respect in which (go where you like; that is where you are wrong; delete where applicable). 2 and there (reached Crewe, where the car broke down).

pron. what place? (where do you come from?; where are you going to?).

n. place; scene of something (see WHEN n.).

[ OE hw‘r, hwar ]

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