where

where [hwer, wer]

adv.

[ME wher < OE hwær, akin to Ger wo & to war- in warum: for IE base see WHAT]

1. in or at what place? [where is the car?]

2. to or toward what place or point? [where did he go?]

3. in what situation or position [where will we be if we lose?]

4. in what respect? [where is she to blame?]

5. from what place or source? [where did you get your information?]

conj.

1. in or at what place [he knows where they are]

2. in or at which place [we came home, where we had dinner]

3. in or at the place or situation in which [he is where he should be]

4. in whatever place, situation, or respect in which [there is never peace where men are greedy]

5.

a) to or toward the place to which [the bus will take you where you're going]

b) to a place in which [she never goes where she's not wanted]

6. to or toward whatever place [go where you please]

7. Informal whereas [a plant needs little attention, where a pet demands a lot]

8. Informal that: used before a noun clause: still objected to by some [I see where the tax rates are going up]

pron.

1. the place or situation in, at, or to which [he lives two miles from where he works]

2. what or which place [where do you come from?]

n.

the place (of an event) [to announce the when and where of the marriage]