adverb / conjunction / noun
where
WAIR/wer/
The place or situation being asked about or referred to.
Where should the traveler go from this unfamiliar street junction?
Etymology
Old English hwær already meant “at or in what place.” The modern question preserves that spatial meaning, asking for the location of a person, thing, or event.
In context
you see what happens when you forget that God has prepared a place for you in heaven where you will spend eternity
More examples
- Leave it where you found it.
- This is where we first met.
- The map explains the where of the story.
Forms
where · wheres
Similar words
- at what place
- A direct phrase equivalent for location questions.