WHEREABOUTS


Meaning of WHEREABOUTS in English

I. adverb

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Whereabouts did you grow up?

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Nobody knows whereabouts this occurs in the brain.

II. noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

present

He knows she has been married since graduating but doesn't know her present surname or whereabouts .

These were all recorded on film, but sadly the present whereabouts of this historic footage is unknown.

Thanks to retired employee, Link has discovered the car's present whereabouts and brings you the story behind its restoration.

■ VERB

discover

But how had he discovered her whereabouts ?

know

In larger hotels, knowing the whereabouts of staff, especially when you need them most, is often a nightmare problem.

Anyone offered cheap tyres or know of their whereabouts are asked to contact the detectives at Dunganon 52525.

Perhaps Sir Philip knew his whereabouts .

He certainly knew the whereabouts of the Robemaker's workshops.

It was such a big place and nobody seemed to know the whereabouts of the junior physician she was asking for.

Simple variations include: Neither A nor B knowing the whereabouts of the keys.

Do you know the whereabouts of Rose Hilaire?

For two days, nobody had known the whereabouts of King Abdullah.

reveal

The first court case took place in June, and Brenda was forced to reveal Robbie's whereabouts .

Better yet, from the point of view of headquarters, was intelligence revealing the general whereabouts of an enemy unit.

And negotiations over the sale of a house - signature of the various contracts would have inevitably revealed her whereabouts .

The shipowner must be forced to reveal the whereabouts of the ship.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Despite numerous searches and enquiries, her whereabouts are still unknown.

The whereabouts of the painting is still a mystery.

The police have appealed for information concerning the whereabouts of the stolen car used in the robbery.

The police received an anonymous tip about the suspect's whereabouts .

They tried to torture him into revealing the whereabouts of the $90 million, but he didn't know anything.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Alongside this opening of the official archives, interest is now increasingly turning to the whereabouts and availability of private papers.

He was not at liberty to give Signor Gismondi's whereabouts .

If one was sunk its whereabouts have eluded positive discovery and the outcome of the 1907 Committee's investigations is not recorded.

Might there be some clue to her whereabouts in the church, she wondered?

Not a soul raised a hand, stood up, confessed, or otherwise gave any indication of its whereabouts .

Perhaps Sir Philip knew his whereabouts .

The sheriff was unconcerned about their whereabouts .

Updates on his whereabouts are broadcast on the radio, on billboards and through an 800-number.

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