/ Dictionary / Index W where: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: where Pronunciation: (hwâr, wâr), [key] — adv. in or at what place?: Where is he? Where do you live? in what position or circumstances?: Where do you stand on this question? Without money, where are you? in what particular respect, way, etc.?: Where does this affect us? to what place, point, or end? whither?: Where are you going? from what source? whence?: Where did you get such a notion? —conj. in or at what place, part, point, etc.: Find where he is. Find where the trouble is. in or at the place, part, point, etc., in or at which: The book is where you left it. in a position, case, etc., in which: Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise. in any place, position, case, etc., in which; wherever: Use the ointment where pain is felt. to what or whatever place; to the place or any place to which: I will go where you go. in or at which place; and there: They came to the town, where they lodged for the night. where the most exciting, prestigious, or profitable activity or circumstance is to be found. —pron. what place?: Where did you come from? the place in which; point at which: This is where the boat docks. That was where the phone rang. —n. a place; that place in which something is located or occurs: the wheres and hows of job hunting. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. when've whereabout Related Content Daily Word Quiz: candor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language