Definition of WHERE

where

Meanings

Plural: wheres

Adv

  • In, at or to what place.
  • In what situation.
  • In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that).
  • In, at or to any place (that); wherever; anywhere.
  • In, at or to which.
  • The place in, at or to which.
  • A situation or case in which.
  • In a/the situation, position, case, etc. in which.

Conj

  • While on the contrary; although; whereas.
  • That.

Pron

  • What place.

Noun

  • The place in which something happens.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wher, from Old English hwǣr (“where”, literally “at what place”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwār, from Proto-Germanic *hwar (“where”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷo- (interrogative pronoun).

Synonyms

whither

Scrabble Score: 11

where is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
where is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
where is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

where is a valid Words With Friends word