亚洲网紅露点

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where

[ wair, hwair ]

adverb

  1. in or at what place?:

    Where is he? Where do you live?

  2. in what position or circumstances?:

    Where do you stand on this question? Without money, where are you?

  3. in what particular respect, way, etc.?:

    Where does this affect us?

  4. to what place, point, or end? whither?:

    Where are you going?

  5. from what source? whence?:

    Where did you get such a notion?



conjunction

  1. in or at what place, part, point, etc.:

    Find where he is. Find where the trouble is.

  2. in or at the place, part, point, etc., in or at which:

    The book is where you left it.

  3. in a position, case, etc., in which:

    Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise.

  4. in any place, position, case, etc., in which; wherever:

    Use the ointment where pain is felt.

  5. to what or whatever place; to the place or any place to which:

    I will go where you go.

  6. in or at which place; and there:

    They came to the town, where they lodged for the night.

pronoun

  1. what place?:

    Where did you come from?

  2. the place in which; point at which:

    This is where the boat docks. That was where the phone rang.

noun

  1. a place; that place in which something is located or occurs:

    the wheres and hows of job hunting.

where

/ 飞蓻蓹 /

adverb

    1. in, at, or to what place, point, or position?

      where are you going?

    2. ( used in indirect questions )

      I don't know where they are

  1. in, at, or to which (place)

    the hotel where we spent our honeymoon

  2. subordinating in the place at which

    where we live it's always raining

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. usually plural a question as to the position, direction, or destination of something
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage Note

Where at ( Where was he at? ) and where to ( Where is this leading to? ) are often criticized as redundant because neither at nor to adds anything to the meaning of where, and sentences like the preceding ones are perfectly clear and standard without the final at or to. This criticism does not apply to where from, which is fully standard: Where does the money come from? The constructions where at and where to occur in the speech of educated people but are rare in formal speech and edited writing.
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Usage

It was formerly considered incorrect to use where as a substitute for in which after a noun which did not refer to a place or position, but this use has now become acceptable: we now have a situation where/in which no further action is needed
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of where1

First recorded before 900; Middle English quher, wher, Old English 丑飞牵谤; cognate with Dutch waar, Old High German 丑飞腻谤; akin to Old Norse hvar, Gothic hwar
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of where1

Old English hw牵r, hw膩r ( a ); related to Old Frisian 丑飞脓谤, Old Saxon, Old High German 丑飞腻谤, Old Norse, Gothic hvar
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. 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
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Example Sentences

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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.

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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".

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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.

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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.

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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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