where

CEFRA1

/ˈwɛə/

adverb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    In or to what place or position.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    In what situation.

Examples

  • I didn't know where it came from.

  • I got to the stage where I wasn't coping any more.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈwɛɚ] ~ [ˈwɛɹ̩]
  • /ˈweː/

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meanings

  1. In, at or to what place.

  2. In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that).

  3. In, at or to any place (that); wherever; anywhere.

More examples

In context

  • Where is the problem?

  • He asked where I grew up.

  • Where are you going?

Synonyms

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Origin

adverb

From Middle English wher, from Old English hwǣr (“where”, literally “at what place”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwār, from Proto-Germanic *hwar (“where”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- (interrogative pronoun).