Definition of WHEREABOUTS

whereabouts

Meanings

Plural: whereabouts

Noun

  • the general location where something is
    • "I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime"
  • A location; where something is situated.
  • Information about an elite athlete's future whereabouts, supplied to antidoping authorities to facilitate random out-of-competition testing.

Adv

  • In, at or near what location.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wheraboutes, equivalent to whereabout + -s (adverbial suffix).

Scrabble Score: 19

whereabouts is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 20

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