WHERE

Meaning of WHERE in English

pronoun

BAD : He wanted to get to Paris, where his uncle lived there.

GOOD : He wanted to get to Paris, where his uncle lived.

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When where is used to begin a relative clause, it is not followed by there . Compare: 'Every weekend she drives down to London. Her parents live there.' 'Every weekend she drives down to London, where her parents live.'

BAD : The box where she kept her jewellery in had disappeared.

GOOD : The box where she kept her jewellery had disappeared.

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When where begins a relative clause, it is not followed by in, at, for, etc : 'We went to see the house where Shakespeare lived.'

Compare: 'The box that/which she kept her jewellery in had disappeared.'

See note at WHAT 3 (↑ what )

Longman Common Errors English vocabulary. Английский словарь распространенных ошибок Longman. 2012

WHERE — I. (|)hw]e(ə)r, (|)w], ]eə sometimes ]a(a)(ə)r or ]a (a)ə; when completely unstressed often (h)wə(r); more often under secondary than primary …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHERE — /hwair, wair/ , adv. 1. in or at what place?: Where is he? Where do you live? 2. in what …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHERE — I. ˈhwer, ˈwer, (ˌ)(h)wər adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwǣr; akin to Old High German hwār where, Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHERE — noun place; situation. 2. where (·pron & ·conj) whether. 3. where ·conj whereas. 4. where ·adv at or in what …
Webster English vocab
WHERE — [where] adv [ME, fr. OE hwaer; akin to OHG hwar where, OE hwa who--more at who] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHERE — / weə(r); NAmE wer/ adverb , conjunction ■ adverb 1. in or to what place or situation : Where do …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHERE — where S1 W1 /weə $ wer/ BrE AmE adverb , conjunction , pronoun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hwær …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHERE — adv., conj., pron., & n. --interrog.adv. 1 in or to what place or position? (where is the milk?; where are …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHERE — adv., conj., pron., & n. interrog.adv. 1 in or to what place or position? (where is the milk?; where are …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHERE — adv., conj., pron., & n. --interrog.adv. 1. in or to what place or position? (where is the milk?; where are …
Oxford English vocab
WHERE — Usually pronounced /(h)weə(r)/ for meanings 2 and 3. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHERE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ to ask questions …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WHERE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHERE — [adverb] [not gradable], [conjunction] - to, at or in what placeWhere does he live?"I put it on your desk." "Where? …
Cambridge English vocab
WHERE — See: TELL ONE WHERE TO GET OFF or TELL ONE WHERE TO HEAD IN.
Slang English vocab
WHERE — See: TELL ONE WHERE TO GET OFF or TELL ONE WHERE TO HEAD IN.
Словарь английских идиом
WHERE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHERE
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WHERE — 1) в тех случаях когда 2) где 3) куда 4) причем • - no matter where - where to
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WHERE
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WHERE — 1. (h)wɛə нареч. 1) вопр. а) где?; куда?; откуда? б) на какой стадии? в) как?, каким образом? • Gram: Interrogative …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WHERE — 1. [(І)¦ґ†] where.wav нареч. 1) вопр. а) где?; куда?; откуда? б) на какой стадии? в) как?, каким образом? • Gram: Interrogative pronouns 2) отн. где 3) соед. где • - where from - …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WHERE — 1. _adv. 1> _inter. где?; куда? 2> _rel. где; the place where we lived is not far from here - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WHERE — 1. adv. 1. inter. где?; куда? 2. rel. где; the place where we lived is not far from here - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WHERE — 1. _adv. 1> _inter. где?; куда? 2> _rel. где; the place where we lived is not far from here место, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
WHERE — conj infml esp AmE However if you protest too loudly I will try to write where you can better understand — …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
WHERE — conj infml esp AmE However if you protest too loudly I will try to write where you can better understand …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
WHERE — where conj infml esp AmE However if you protest too loudly I will try to write where you can better …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
WHERE — However if you protest too loudly I will try to write where you can better understand — Однако, если ты …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
WHERE
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHERE — u. ~ABOUTS: in quel loco; adresse
English interlingue dictionary
WHERE? — (Question Particle, Conjunction) diin
English-Visayan vocabulary
WHERE — asa;di-in;diin;hain;saan
English-Visayan vocabulary
WHERE — I. adverb see: who Date: before 12th century 1. at, in, or to what place , at, in, or to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHERE — (n.) Place; situation.
Английский словарь Webster
WHERE — (conj.) Whereas.
Английский словарь Webster
WHERE — (adv.) To what or which place; hence, to what goal, result, or issue; whither; -- used interrogatively and relatively; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
WHERE — (adv.) At or in which place; at the place in which; hence, in the case or instance in which; -- …
Английский словарь Webster
WHERE — (adv.) At or in what place; hence, in what situation, position, or circumstances; -- used interrogatively.
Английский словарь Webster
WHERE — (pron. & conj.) Whether.
Английский словарь Webster
WHERE — ( pron. & conj. ) Whether.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHERE — ( n. ) Place; situation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHERE — ( conj. ) Whereas.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHERE — ( adv. ) To what or which place; hence, to what goal, result, or issue; whither; -- used interrogatively and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHERE — ( adv. ) At or in which place; at the place in which; hence, in the case or instance in …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHERE — ( adv. ) At or in what place; hence, in what situation, position, or circumstances; -- used interrogatively.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHERE — conj. in what location; in the place which; at the time of; if; to what location; at the location which
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHERE — pron. in which place; in that place which; at which point
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHERE — adv. in what location; how; to what location?; from what location
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHERE — n. location; place in which something occurs
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHERE — n. Pronunciation: ' hwer, ' wer Function: noun Date: 15th century 1 : PLACE , LOCATION <the where and the …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHERE — n. Function: conjunction Date: 12th century 1 a : at, in, or to what place <knows where the house is> …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHERE — n. Pronunciation: ' hwer, ' wer, ( ˌ )(h)w ə r Function: adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hw …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHERE — ■ interrogative adverb in or to what place or position. ↘in what direction or respect. ■ related adverb 1》 at, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WHERE — where BrE AmE weə hweər AmE \ we ə r hwe ə r, wæ ə r, hwæ ə r
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHERE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: PLACE 1, location, locus, point, position, site, situation, spot, station
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WHERE — n. Function: adverb 1 Synonyms: WHEREVER , everywhere 2 Synonyms: WHITHER 1, whereabouts, ||whereaway
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WHERE — ad. 1. At which place, in which place. 2. At what place, in what place. 3. Whither, to what, to …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
WHERE — I. adverb 1. Synonyms: wherever , everywhere 2. Synonyms: whither 1, whereabouts, ||whereaway II. noun Synonyms: place 1, location, locus, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHERE — See ↑ PLACE 3
Longman Activator English vocab
WHERE — hewer
Anagrams English vocabulary
WHERE — hwær
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
WHERE — Где
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WHERE — где куда
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Longman Common Errors English vocabulary

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