where

where  (hwâr, wâr)

adv.

1. At or in what place: Where is the telephone?

2. In what situation or position: Where would we be without your help?

3. From what place or source: Where did you get this idea?

4. To what place; toward what end: Where is this argument leading?

conj.

1. At what or which place: She moved to the city, where jobs are available.

2.

a. In a place in which: He lives where the climate is mild.

b. In any place or situation in which; wherever: Where there's smoke, there's fire.

3.

a. To a place in which: We should go where it is quieter.

b. To a place or situation in which: They will go where they are happy.

n.

1. The place or occasion: We know the when but not the where of it.

2. What place, source, or cause: Where are you from?

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[Middle English, from Old English hwr; see k^wo- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: When where is used to refer to a point of origin, the preposition from is required: Where did she come from? From where I sit, the situation looks bleak. When it is used to refer to a destination, the preposition to is generally superfluous: Where is she going (rather than Where is she going to)? The place where they are going is beautiful.. When it is used to refer to the location of a person, event, or structure, the use of at is widely regarded as regional or colloquial: Where is the station (not Where is the station at)? Where he is, he has no access to a good library. See Usage Note at why.

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where

Adverb

in, at, or to what place, point, or position?: where are we going?, I know where he found it

pron

in, at, or to which place: he found a sandwich bar where he could get a snack

conj

in the place at which: he should have stayed where he was doing well [Old English hwǣr]

Translations

where [wɛəʳ] adv → dónde

conj → donde;

this is where → aquí es donde;

where possible → donde sea posible;

where are you from? → ¿de dónde es usted?

where [wɛəʳ] adv, conj → où;

this is where → c'est là que;

where are you from? → d'où venez vous?

where [wɛəʳ] adv, conj → wo;

this is where ... → hier ...;

where possible → so weit möglich;

where are you from? → woher kommen Sie?

where [wɛəʳ] adv, conj → dove;

this is where → è qui che;

where are you from? → di dov'è?;

where possible → quando è possibile, se possibile

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where

adv where [weə]

(to or in) which place (?) Where are you going (to)?; Do you know where we are?; Where does he get his ideas from?; We asked where to find a good restaurant. waarheen أين، إلى أيْن къде kam, kde, odkud hvor wo(-hin, -her) πού dónde kus, kuhu کجا missä, mistä, minne oû אֵיפֹה कहां gdje hol?, hová?, merre? ke mana, di mana, dari mana hvert, hvar, hvaðan dove どこで 어디로, 어디에 kur kur di manakah waar hvor gdzie, dokąd onde unde куда; где kam, kde, odkiaľ kje, kam gde var, vart ที่ไหน nerede, nereye 哪裡 де, куди کہاں ở đâu 哪里

rel pron

((to or in) the place) to or in which It's nice going on holiday to a place where you've been before; This is the town where I was born; It's still where it was; I can't see him from where I am. waar, van waar حيْثُ، حيثُما където kde hvor (da) wo όπου, εκεί ή εδώ που donde (seal) kus, (sinna) kus که missä, siellä missä oû אֵיפֹה ש- जहां kamo, gdje ahol; ahova di tempat þar sem ～するところの ...하는 바의 kur kur di mana waar der (hvor) gdzie onde unde который; где kde kjer gde där, den plats där ที่ซึ่ง ...diği yer(d)e(n) ...的地方 де کس جگہ nơi mà ...的地方

adv ˌwhereaˈbouts

near or in what place(?) Whereabouts is it?; I don't know whereabouts it is. waar في أي مَكان، قُرْب أي مَكان откъде kde asi hvor wo ungefähr πού (περίπου); dónde kus (kandis) جاى تقريبى missä päin oû (donc) הֵיכָן कहां u blizini, gdje hol? di mana hvar dove, (da che parte) どのあたりに 어디쯤에 kur [] kur di mana waar hvor (omtrent) gdzież em que sítio unde; pe unde где kde asi kje približno boravište var någonstans, var ungefär ที่ไหน nerede, nereye, nerelerde, nerelere 靠近哪裡 де?; біля якого місця? کہاں ở gần nơi nào 靠近哪里

n sg or n pl ˈwhereabouts

the place where a person or thing is I don't know his whereabouts. ligging, waar hy is مَكان وُجود الشَّخْص أو الشَّيء местонахождение místo pobytu opholdssted der Aufenthaltsort το μέρος όπου βρίσκεται κπ. paradero asupaik جاییکه olinpaikka lieu oû se trouve (qqn/qqch.) מְקוֹם הִימַצאוֹ पता-ठिकाना negdje, otprilike negdje hollét tempatnya berada dvalarstaður luogo 居場所 어디쯤에 buvimo vieta aptuvena atrašanās vieta tempat seseorang berada verblijfplaats tilholdssted miejsce pobytu paradeiro locul cuiva/a ceva местонахождение miesto pobytu bivališče boravište uppehållsort, tillhåll, [] håller hus ตำแหน่งที่ตั้ง bulunduğu yer 下落 місце перебування کس مقام پر nơi ở 下落

conj whereˈas

when in fact; but on the other hand He thought I was lying, whereas I was telling the truth. maar, in teenstelling بينَما، في حين أنَّ от друга страна zatímco hvorimod wohingegen ενώ cuando de hecho; pero aga (tegelikult), kuna aga در حاليکه mutta tandis que בְּעוֹד שֶׁ- क्योंकि a zapravo jóllehet, pedig padahal en .{{TH}}.{{TH}}. hins vegar, en .{{TH}}.{{TH}}. aftur á móti mentre ～であるのに ...인데도, ...임에 반하여 o tuo tarpu turpretim sedangkan terwijl mens... faktisk/derimot podczas gdy enquanto în timp ce; când de fapt тогда как; хотя zatiaľ čo medtem ko dok medan däremot ในทางตรงกันข้าม oysa (ki) 面，卻 тоді як حالانکہ 面，却

rel pron whereˈby

by which. waarvolgens عن طَريق، بواسِطَة، وفِقا لِ чрез čímž, pomocí čeho hvorved durch welche/n/s με τον οποίο por el/la/lo cual mille abil توسط minkä avulla par quoi; par quel moyen... לְפִיו जिससे pri čemu ami által oleh apa með/samkvæmt hverju (da che cosa), (per mezzo di che cosa) それによって～するところの 그로써 ...하는 su kurio pagalba ar ko; kā yang dengannya waarmee hvorved za pomocą którego pelo qual prin care посредством чего čím, pomocou čoho s čimer pomoću čega varigenom, varmed โดยทาง ki bununla, ki onun vasıtasıyla 靠什麼 біля чого?; за допомогою чого? کس بات سے nhờ đó 靠什么

conj ˌwhereuˈpon

at or after which time, event etc He insulted her, whereupon she slapped him. en toe عِنْدَئِذٍ، بعد ذلِك، من ثَمَّ след това načež hvorpå worauf οπότε και, και πάνω εκεί después de lo cual misjärel که در نتيجه ان minkä johdosta après quoi; et sur ce וְאָז किसपर, जिसपर našto, zbog čega (a)mire kemudian, sesudah mana, lalu að svo búnu (al che), (dopo di che) そこで 그것에 대하여, 그 결과 po to pēc kā; uz ko lalu, maka waarop, waarna deretter, hvorpå po czym em consequência după care после чего; тогда na čo nakar posle čega varpå, varefter หลังจากที่ ondan sonradır ki, bunun üzerine 因此，於是 після чого; внаслідок чого اس کے بعد và rồi thì 因此，于是

rel pron wherˈever

1 no matter where I'll follow you wherever you may go; Wherever he is he will be thinking of you. waar jy ook al حَيْثُما، أيْنَما навсякъде където kamkoli, kdekoli hvorend; ligegyldigt hvor wo auch immer οπουδήποτε (a)donde quiera que..., esté donde esté... kus iganes, kuhu iganes هرکجا missä tahansa n'importe/partout oû אֵיפֹה ש- जहां कहीं gdje god akárhol, bárhol; bárhova di mana saja hvert sem, hvar sem dovunque どこに～しようとも 어디에[] ...하여도 kur tik kur vien ke mana saja waar... ook hvor som helst, hvor... enn dokądkolwiek, gdziekolwiek seja onde for que oriunde в любом месте; где бы ни было kamkoľvek, kdekoľvek kamorkoli, kjerkoli gde god varhelst, varthelst, var (vart) ... än ไม่ว่าที่ใดก็ตาม (her) nerede/nereye/neresi ...-se 無論在哪裡 де б не; куди б не جہاں بھی bất cứ nơi nào 无论在哪里

2 (to or in) any place that Go wherever he tells you to go. waar ook al أيْنَما، أي مَكان навсякъде tam kam, tam kde hvor som helst ganz gleich wo όπου (κι αν) adonde, donde ükskõik kus, ükskõik kuhu هرجا kaikkialla missä (là) oû בְּכָל/לְכָל מָקוֹם कहीं भी kamo god ahova csak ke mana saja hvert sem dovunque ～するところならどこでも ...하는 곳은 어디든지 kur tik kur vien ke mana saja waar... ook hvorhen dokądkolwiek, gdziekolwiek para onde (acolo) unde куда бы ни tam, kam / kde kamorkoli, kjerkoli gde god varhelst, varthelst, var (vart) ... än ที่ใดก็ตาม her nereye/nerede 任何地方 де б не; куди б не جس جگہ بھی bất cứ nơi nào 任何地方

adv

(also where ever) used in questions or exclamations to express surprise etc Wherever did she get that hat? waar op aarde تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّعْبير عن التَّعَجُّب والمُفاجأه بِمَعْنى: أين؟ откъде kde proboha hvor i alverden wo (denn) nur που στην ευχή; (pero) dónde (demonios/narices) kustkohast (ometi) هرکجا missä ihmeessä mais oû donc אֵיפֶה שֶׁלא יִהיֶה कहां gdje li hova? dari mana hvar (í ósköpunum) (dove mai/diamine) 一体どこで 도대체 어디서 kurgi kur gan dari mana waar... in godsnaam hvor i all verden gdzież onde oare de unde где (же) kde, preboha kje neki gde li var (vart) i all sin dar (världen) ...? ที่ไหนก็ได้ nereden, nereye, nerede 究竟在哪裡 де тільки? کہاں سے ở đâu 究竟在哪里