where

where · adverb

imported

Definitions

adverb

  1. 1.

    In or to what place or position.

  2. 2.

    In what direction or respect.

  3. 3.

    In which place or situation.

  4. 4.

    At, in, or to the place in which.

  5. 5.

    In cases or circumstances in which.

  6. 6.

    Whereas (contrast).

Related words

See also: here, what, when, wherever
Synonyms: at what place, in which location

Etymology

From Old English "hwaer," from Proto-Germanic "hwar," from Proto-Indo-European "kwo-" (interrogative stem). Related to German "wo" and Dutch "waar."