Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb About where; in, at, or near what location.
- noun Approximate location.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
whereabout . - noun The place where one or where anything is; location; locality.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In, at or
near whatlocation - noun plurale tantum Location; where something is
situated .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the general location where something is
Etymologies
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Examples
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Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call Plainfield Detective Edwin Maldonado at (908) 753-3415 or Detective Manny Rivera at (908) 753-3008.
Archive 2007-10-01 Dan 2007
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Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call Plainfield Detective Edwin Maldonado at (908) 753-3415 or Detective Manny Rivera at (908) 753-3008.
Suspect in 2003 Plainfield murder may be back in US Dan 2007
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Of course, her only lead to its whereabouts is given her by Thomas Oscar Morrow, who we learn for the first time (I never heard it anyway) here is not his real name.
Quick Hits – Justice Society, Wonder Woman, Blackest Night, Fantastic Four, and More 2009
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Meanwhile, a businessman desperate to find his missing two-year-old grandson in "Suicide Watch" must determine whether the horrifying tale his junky son tells him about the boys whereabouts is a confession or a sick test.
The Museum of Dr. Moses by Joyce Carol Oates: Book summary 2010
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Leaving the state unattended for five days when nobody knows your whereabouts is deriliction of duty.
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Of course, her only lead to its whereabouts is given her by Thomas Oscar Morrow, who we learn for the first time (I never heard it anyway) here is not his real name.
01 « August « 2009 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 2009
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Not providing the 2nd in charge with his 24/7 whereabouts is a State Security Issue that needs to be dealt with by the state legis.
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Keeping track of its whereabouts is what worried me more than the weight: early Anheiser's.
FM3 question 2008
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Keeping track of its whereabouts is what worried me more than the weight: early Anheiser's.
FM3 question 2008
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(This deus ex machina solution to the problem of the pearl's whereabouts is among the boldest examples of coincidence, and there are many from which to choose, in London's fiction.)
“Day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray, . . . .” 2008
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