Whereabouts Meaning
/ˌ(h)wɛəɹəˈbaʊts/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advIn, at or near what location.
nounA location; where something is situated.
Sentence Examples
We couldn't find out her whereabouts.
The whereabouts of the suspect is still unknown.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The police asked for his current exact ____ after the crime.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The police are still trying to determine the ____ of the missing person, as no one has seen him for several days today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English wheraboutes, equivalent to whereabout + -s (adverbial suffix).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In the Middle Ages Rhabdomancers were employed to discover mines, and the whereabouts of precious stones."
— 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 145:
"the effectively functioning group of relatives is likely to be much smaller owing, for instance, to death of the older generation or far distant whereabouts of other relatives."
— 1962, Geert van den Steenhoven, Leadership and Law Among the Eskimos of the Keewatin District, Northwest Territories, London: Excelsior, page 54:
"Further clues are provided by milk-floats bearing the legend 'Lord Rayleigh's Dairies: A Family Business', and a number of signs indicating the whereabouts of various departments of Lord Rayleigh's Farms."
— 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 375, about Terling:
"It might feel like forever ago, but you're probably still wondering about the whereabouts of fireman-turned-deckhand Bobby Giancola, English second stew Julia d'Albert Pusey, and of course, Danny Zureikat, the deckhand who didn't quite make it to the end of the charter season. Well, we have answers—and some of their whereabouts might surprise you."
— 2020 September 4, “Here’s What the Season 1 Cast of 'Below Deck Med' Is Doing Now”, in Men's Health, Yahoo:
"Mr. Zerón’s exact whereabouts is not known and he could not be reached for comment."
— 2021 July 15, Ronen Bergman and Oscar Lopez, “Former Official Wanted by Mexico Takes Refuge in Israel”, in The New York Times, page A7:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The police asked for his current exact ____ after the crime.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The police are still trying to determine the ____ of the missing person, as no one has seen him for several days today.