Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Where. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Where and, of course, Where synonyms and on the right images related to the word Where.
Where
Where Where, n.
Place; situation. [Obs. or Colloq.]
Finding the nymph asleep in secret where. --Spenser.
WhereWhere Where, adv. [OE. wher, whar, AS. hw?r; akin to D. waar,
OS. hw?r, OHG. hw[=a]r, w[=a]r, w[=a], G. wo, Icel. and Sw.
hvar, Dan. hvor, Goth. hwar, and E. who; cf. Skr. karhi when.
[root]182. See Who, and cf. There.]
1. At or in what place; hence, in what situation, position,
or circumstances; -- used interrogatively.
God called unto Adam, . . . Where art thou? --Gen.
iii. 9.
Note: See the Note under What, pron., 1.
2. At or in which place; at the place in which; hence, in the
case or instance in which; -- used relatively.
She visited that place where first she was so happy.
--Sir P.
Sidney.
Where I thought the remnant of mine age Should have
been cherished by her childlike duty. --Shak.
Where one on his side fights, thousands will fly.
--Shak.
But where he rode one mile, the dwarf ran four.
--Sir W.
Scott.
3. To what or which place; hence, to what goal, result, or
issue; whither; -- used interrogatively and relatively;
as, where are you going?
But where does this tend? --Goldsmith.
Lodged in sunny cleft, Where the gold breezes come
not. --Bryant.
Note: Where is often used pronominally with or without a
preposition, in elliptical sentences for a place in
which, the place in which, or what place.
The star . . . stood over where the young child
was. --Matt. ii. 9.
The Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
--Matt. viii.
20.
Within about twenty paces of where we were.
--Goldsmith.
Where did the minstrels come from? --Dickens.
Note: Where is much used in composition with preposition, and
then is equivalent to a pronoun. Cf. Whereat,
Whereby, Wherefore, Wherein, etc.
Where away (Naut.), in what direction; as, where away is
the land?
Syn: See Whither. Where
Where Where, conj.
Whereas.
And flight and die is death destroying death; Where
fearing dying pays death servile breath. --Shak.
Meaning of Where from wikipedia
- Where may refer to: Where?, one of the Five Ws in journalism where (command), a s**** command Where (SQL), a database language clause Where.com, a provider...
- "Where the Hood At?" is a song by American hip hop recording artist DMX, released as the second single from his fifth studio album Grand Champ (2003)...
- Every Where Is Some Where is the second and major label debut studio album by American alternative hip hop recording artist K.Flay. The album was released...
- Where the Heart Is may refer to: In film: Where the Heart Is (1990 film), a film starring Dabney Coleman and Uma Thurman Where the Heart Is, a 1998 film...
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! is an American animated mystery comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera for CBS. The series premiered as part of...
- independent nations. The following is a list of sovereign states and territories where French is an official or de facto language. This table shows the po****tions...
- spawned an edutainment franchise of the same name. The game released in 1985, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, started off both the video game series...
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a 2000 crime comedy-drama film written, produced, co-edited and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, and starring George Clooney...
- The following is a list of countries where Spanish is an official language, plus a number of countries where Spanish, or any language closely related...
- Where Are the Children? is a 1986 American mystery thriller film directed by Bruce Malmuth, starring Jill Clayburgh, Max Gail, Harley Cross, Elizabeth...
