where
/wษษษน/IPA: /W EH1 R/
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The place in which something happens.
โA good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.โ
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Interrogative adverb, used in either a direct or indirect question: at what place; to what place; what place.
โHe asked where I grew up.โ
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In what situation.
โWhere would we be without our parents?โ
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(relative) At which, on which.
โThat is the place where we first met.โ
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The place in which.
โHe lives within five miles of where he was born.โ
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While on the contrary; although; whereas.
โWhere Susy has trouble coloring inside the lines, Johnny has already mastered shading.โ
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At or in which place or situation.
โHe is looking for a house where he can have a complete office.โ
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To which place or situation.
โThe snowbirds travel where it is warm.โ
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Wherever.
โTheir job is to go where they are called.โ
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In a position, case, etc., in which.
โWhere no provision under this Act is applicable, the case shall be decided in accordance with the customary practices.โ
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