whereabouts
[ hwair-uh-bouts, wair- ]
/ ˈʰwɛər əˌbaʊts, ˈwɛər- /
adverb
about where? where?
conjunction
near or in what place: trying to find whereabouts in the world we were.
noun
(used with a singular or plural verb)
the place where a person or thing is; the locality of a person or thing: no clue as to his whereabouts.
Origin of whereabouts
1400–50; late Middle English
wheraboutes, equivalent to Middle English
wheraboute (see
whereabout) +
-s
-s1
Words nearby whereabouts
where's,
where's the beef?,
where's the fire,
where've,
whereabout,
whereabouts,
whereafter,
whereas,
whereat,
whereby,
wherefore
Example sentences from the Web for whereabouts
British Dictionary definitions for whereabouts
whereabouts
/ (ˈwɛərəˌbaʊts) /
adverb
Also: whereabout
at what approximate location or place; where
whereabouts are you?
obsolete
about or concerning which
noun
(functioning as singular or plural)
the place, esp the approximate place, where a person or thing is