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where
[ wair, hwair ]
adverb
- in or at what place?:
Where is he? Where do you live?
- in what position or circumstances?:
Where do you stand on this question? Without money, where are you?
- in what particular respect, way, etc.?:
Where does this affect us?
- to what place, point, or end? whither?:
Where are you going?
- from what source? whence?:
Where did you get such a notion?
conjunction
- in or at what place, part, point, etc.:
Find where he is. Find where the trouble is.
- in or at the place, part, point, etc., in or at which:
The book is where you left it.
- in a position, case, etc., in which:
Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise.
- in any place, position, case, etc., in which; wherever:
Use the ointment where pain is felt.
- to what or whatever place; to the place or any place to which:
I will go where you go.
- in or at which place; and there:
They came to the town, where they lodged for the night.
pronoun
- what place?:
Where did you come from?
- the place in which; point at which:
This is where the boat docks. That was where the phone rang.
noun
- a place; that place in which something is located or occurs:
the wheres and hows of job hunting.
where
/ 飞蓻蓹 /
adverb
- in, at, or to what place, point, or position?
where are you going?
- ( used in indirect questions )
I don't know where they are
- in, at, or to which (place)
the hotel where we spent our honeymoon
- subordinating in the place at which
where we live it's always raining
noun
- usually plural a question as to the position, direction, or destination of something
Usage Note
Usage
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of where1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of where1
Idioms and Phrases
- where it's at, Slang. where the most exciting, prestigious, or profitable activity or circumstance is to be found.
More idioms and phrases containing where
- close to home (hit where one lives)
- fools rush in where angels fear to tread
- give credit (where credit is due)
- know where one stands
- let the chips fall where they may
- not know where to turn
- put one's money where one's mouth is
- take up where one left off
- tell someone where to get off
- this is where I came in
Example Sentences
The Metropolitan Police said they are assessing that and another video, from November last year, where the footage appeared to show a band member shouting "up Hamas, up Hezbollah" at a performance in London.
Video footage has emerged of the group at a concert in November 2023, where one of the band members appears to say: "The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP".
During the Dodgers鈥 batting practice Saturday afternoon, the Palisades鈥 varsity and junior varsity teams were invited down to field level, where they watched the Dodgers in awe from behind home plate.
The report estimates that in the UK and the US, where UPFs account for more than half of calorie intake, 14% of early deaths could be linked to the harms they cause.
It was an overcast day in Portrush on Monday, but the spirits were high on the grounds of the Royal Portrush golf club where dozens of people gathered to honour May Hezlet.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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