where

/wษ›ษ™ษน/

IPA: /W EH1 R/

noun
  1. 1

    The place in which something happens.

    โ€œA good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.โ€

adverb
  1. 1

    Interrogative adverb, used in either a direct or indirect question: at what place; to what place; what place.

    โ€œHe asked where I grew up.โ€

  2. 2

    In what situation.

    โ€œWhere would we be without our parents?โ€

  3. 3

    (relative) At which, on which.

    โ€œThat is the place where we first met.โ€

pronoun
  1. 1

    The place in which.

    โ€œHe lives within five miles of where he was born.โ€

conjunction
  1. 1

    While on the contrary; although; whereas.

    โ€œWhere Susy has trouble coloring inside the lines, Johnny has already mastered shading.โ€

  2. 2

    At or in which place or situation.

    โ€œHe is looking for a house where he can have a complete office.โ€

  3. 3

    To which place or situation.

    โ€œThe snowbirds travel where it is warm.โ€

  4. 4

    Wherever.

    โ€œTheir job is to go where they are called.โ€

  5. 5

    In a position, case, etc., in which.

    โ€œWhere no provision under this Act is applicable, the case shall be decided in accordance with the customary practices.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/where