Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - where
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~ adv, conjunction 1 at, to, or from a particular place or position (Where do you live? | I asked Lucy where she was going. | Where are you going to put it? | Sit where you like.) (- see position1) 2 in, towards, or from a particular situation or at a particular point in a speech, argument etc (Now where was I? Oh yes, I was telling you about taking mother to the airport. | Where will all this fighting and bloodshed end?) 3 used at the beginning of a sentence in which the second part expresses the opposite, or something different from the first part (Where most people saw nothing but a hardened criminal, Audrey saw a lonely and desperate man.)
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Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use where to ask questions about the place something is in, or is coming from or going to. Where did you meet him?... Where’s Anna?... Where are we going?... ‘You’ll never believe where Julie and I are going.’—‘Where?’ QUEST 2. You use where after certain words, especially verbs and adjectives, to introduce a clause in which you mention the place in which something is situated or happens. He knew where Henry Carter had gone... If he’s got something on his mind he knows where to find me... Ernest Brown lives about a dozen blocks from where the riots began. CONJ • Where is also a relative pronoun. ...available at the travel agency where you book your holiday... Wanchai boasts the Academy of Performing Arts, where everything from Chinese Opera to Shakespeare is performed. PRON 3. You use where to ask questions about a situation, a stage in something, or an aspect of something. If they get their way, where will it stop?... It’s not so simple. They’ll have to let the draft board know, and then where will we be? QUEST 4. You use where after certain words, especially verbs and adjectives, to introduce a clause in which you mention a situation, a stage in something, or an aspect of something. It’s not hard to see where she got her feelings about herself... She had a feeling she already knew where this conversation was going to lead... I didn’t know where to start. CONJ • Where is also a relative pronoun. ...that delicate situation where a friend’s confidence can easily be betrayed... The government is at a stage where it is willing to talk to almost anyone. PRON 5. You use where to introduce a clause that contrasts with the other parts of the sentence. Sometimes a teacher will be listened to, where a parent might not. = whereas CONJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hw?r; akin to Old High German hwar ~, Old English hwa who — more at who Date: before 12th century 1. a. at, in, or to what place ~ is the house ~ are we going b. at, in, or to what situation, position, direction, circumstances, or respect ~ does this plan lead ~ am I wrong 2. archaic here, there lo, ~ it comes again — Shakespeare II. conjunction Date: 12th century 1. a. at, in, or to what place knows ~ the house is b. at, in, or to what situation, position, direction, circumstances, or respect shows ~ the plan leads c. the place or point at, in, or to which couldn't see from ~ he was sitting kept that horse and gentled him to ~ I finally rode him — William Faulkner 2. ~ver goes ~ she likes 3. a. at, in, or to which place the town ~ she lives b. at or in which has reached the size ~ traffic is a problem two fireplaces ~ you can bake bread in the ovens — Randall Jarrell 4. a. at, in, or to the place at, in, or to which stay ~ you are send him away ~ he'll forget b. in a case, situation, or respect in which outstanding ~ endurance is called for 5. that I've read ~ they do it that way in some Middle Eastern countries — Andy Rooney III. noun Date: 15th century 1. place, location the ~ and the how of the accident 2. what place, source, or cause I know ~ that comes from ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adv., conj., pron., & n. --interrog.adv. 1 in or to what place or position? (where is the milk?; where are you going?). 2 in what direction or respect? (where does the argument lead?; where does it concern us?). 3 in what book etc.?; from whom? (where did you read that?; where did you hear that?). 4 in what situation or condition? (where does that leave us?). --rel.adv. (prec. by place etc.) in or to which (places where they meet). --conj. 1 in or to the or any place, direction, or respect in which (go where you like; that is where you are wrong; delete where applicable). 2 and there (reached Crewe, where the car broke down). --pron. what place? (where do you come from?; where are you going to?). --n. place; scene of something (see WHEN n.). Etymology: OE hw{aelig}r, hwar ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. ам. разг. место (происшествия) the where and when of his birth are unknown —- место и дата его рождения неизвестны the where and how of the accident —- место и обстоятельства происшествия the wheres and whens are important —- важно, где и когда это произошло 2. где?, в каком месте? where are you? —- где вы? 3. откуда?, из какого места? where does he come from? —- откуда он? 4. куда? where are you going —- куда вы идете? 5. на какой стадии? where are you in your work? —- сколько вы уже сделали? where did we leave off? —- до какого места мы дошли (в чтении и т. п.)? 6. в каком положении? where should I be if I followed your advice? —- что бы со мной было (в каком положении я бы оказался), если бы я последовал вашему совету? 7. как?, каким образом?, в каком отношении? where do I come into the matter? —- какое отношение это имеет ко мне? where does it concern us? —- какое отношение это имеет к нам? where is he wrong? —- в чем он ошибается? 8. где, который that is the place where he lives —- вот где он живет the place where I am sitting —- место, на котором я сижу the countries where it never snows —- страны, в которых никогда не выпадает снег 9. то место, где within about twenty paces of where we were sitting —- приблизительно в двадцати шагах от того места, где мы сидели I can see it from where I am —- отсюда я это вижу 10. (и) там we came home, where we had dinner —- мы пришли домой и дома пообедали Id: in thunder...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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from откуда?; where do you come from? откуда вы?; ask her where she comes from? спроси ее, откуда она? WHERE to куда? WHERE 1. adv. 1) inter. где?; куда? 2) relat. где; the place where we lived is not far from here - место, где мы жили, недалеко отсюда 3) conj. где - where from - where to 2. cj. туда; туда куда; туда где; где; send him where he will be well taken care of - пошлите его туда, где за ним будет хороший уход 3. noun место происшествия; the wheres and whens are important - важно, где и когда это случилось ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. hwжr, hwar, from P.Gmc. *khwar, from PIE interrogative base *qwo-. Whereabouts is from 1450; wherewithal "means by which" is from 1809. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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