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where

/wɛɹ/

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What does where mean?

adverb

  1. In, at or to what place.
  2. In what situation.
  3. In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that).
More meanings (9)

adverb

  1. In, at or to any place (that); wherever; anywhere.
  2. In, at or to which.
  3. The place in, at or to which.
  4. (informal) A situation or case in which.
  5. In a/the situation, position, case, etc. in which.

conjunction

  1. While on the contrary; although; whereas.
  2. (informal) That.

pronoun

  1. What place.

noun

  1. The place in which something happens.

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IPA pronunciation

/wɛɹ/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/hwɛɹ/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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He gave her the reins and climbed back into the wagon-box, where he crouched down and made a tent of his overcoat.
Willa CatherO Pioneers!Project Gutenberg ebook #24
“I thought you might like to go and see where they have put Fanny. The tree hides the place from your window.”
Thomas HardyFar from the Madding CrowdProject Gutenberg ebook #27
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Second, it gave these numerous little centers of wisdom where the least wise could go to the most wise and be helped.
Charlotte Perkins GilmanHerlandProject Gutenberg ebook #32
The procession was to be marshalled thence to the town hall, where a solemn banquet would complete the ceremonies of the day.
Nathaniel HawthorneThe Scarlet LetterProject Gutenberg ebook #33
She would have much preferred to sit back with the girls, where she could have laughed and chattered to her heart’s content.
L. M. (Lucy Maud) MontgomeryAnne of Green GablesProject Gutenberg ebook #45