Sekirov Dictionary

where

/wɛː/

adverb 8
conjunction 2
noun 1
pronoun 1
forms 1
phrases 2

adverb8

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in what place or to what place, used when asking a question
- Where are you?
- He asked where I grew up.
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In, at or to which.
- This is the place where we first met.
- He is looking for a house where he can have a complete office.
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In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that).
- Stay where you are.
- Go back where you came from.
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The place in, at or to which.
- He lives within five miles of where he was born.
- This is a photo of where I went on holiday.
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In a/the situation, position, case, etc. in which.
- You cannot be too careful where explosives are involved.
- Where no provision under this Act is applicable, the case shall be decided in accordance with the customary practices.
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(informal) A situation or case in which.
- A function is where two variables are related.
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In, at or to any place (that); wherever; anywhere.
- Please sit where you like.
- Their job is to go where they are called.
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In what situation.
- Where would we be without our parents?

conjunction2

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While on the contrary; although; whereas.
- July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Riseshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-dark-knight-rises-review-batman,82624/ Where the Joker preys on our fears of random, irrational acts of terror, Bane has an all-consuming, dictatorial agenda that’s more stable and permanent, a New World Order that’s been planned out with the precision of a military coup.
- Where Susy has trouble coloring inside the lines, Johnny has already mastered shading.
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(informal) That.
- I read where they caught the guy.

noun1

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The place in which something happens.
- A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.

pronoun1

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What place.
- Where did you come from?
- Where are you at?

forms

wheres

Phrases with where

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