whereabouts /ˌ(h)wɛəɹəˈbaʊts/noun 2adverb 1 noun[plural only]2 •the place in which someone or something is, especially when other people want to find themIn the Middle Ages Rhabdomancers were employed to discover mines, and the whereabouts of precious stones. — 1936 •Information about an elite athlete's future whereabouts, supplied to antidoping authorities to facilitate random out-of-competition testing.The IPC reminds all athletes in their Registered Testing Pool to remain vigilant when it comes to filing and updating their whereabouts. — 2021 adverb1 •In, at or near what location.Whereabouts do you live?