WHERE

Definition: WHERE

WHERE

Adverb

1. To what or which place; hence, to what goal, result, or issue; whither; -- used interrogatively and relatively; as, where are you going?

2. At or in which place; at the place in which; hence, in the case or instance in which; -- used relatively.

3. At or in what place; hence, in what situation, position, or circumstances; -- used interrogatively.

Conjunction

1. Whereas.

Noun

1. Place; situation.

Pronoun & conjunction

1. Whether.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "WHERE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Etymology: Where \Where\, adverb [Old English wher, whar, Anglo-Saxon; akin to Dutch waar, Old Saxon, Old High German hw[=a]r, w[=a]r, w[=a], German wo, Icelandic and Swedish hvar, Danish hvor, Gothic hwar, and English who; compare to Sanskrit karhi when. See Who, and compare to There.]. (references)

Synonym: WHERE

Abode

Noun: abode, dwelling, lodging, domicile, residence, apartment, place, digs, pad, address, habitation, where one's lot is cast, local habitation, berth, diggings, seat,

Difficulty

Crux, pons asinorum, where the shoe pinches.

Distance

Adverb: far off, far away; afar, afar off; off; away; a long way off, a great way off, a good way off; wide away, aloof; wide of, clear of; out of the way, out of reach; abroad, yonder, further, beyond; outre mer, over the border, far and wide, "over the hills and far away "; from pole to pole; (over great space); to the uttermost parts, to the ends of the earth; out of hearing, nobody knows where, a perte de vue, out of the sphere of, wide of the mark; a far cry to.

Imbecility Folly

Phrase: Davus sum non; "a fool's bolt is soon shot" clitellae bovi sunt impositae; "fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; il n' a ni bouche ni eperon; "the bookful blockhead, ignorantly read"; "to varnish nonsense with the charms of sound".

Inexpedience

Adverb: badly; Adjective:; wrong, ill; to one's cost; where the shoe pinches.

Interiority

Adverb: internally; Adjective: inwards, within, in, inly; here in, there in, where in; ab intra, withinside; in doors, within doors; at home, in the bosom of one's family.

Latency Implication

Phrase: "thereby hangs a tale"; tacitum vivit sub pectore vulnus; where there's smoke, there's fire.

Opposition

In spite, in despite, in defiance; in the way, in the teeth of, in the face of; across; athwart, overthwart; where the shoe pinches; in spite of one's teeth.

Pain

Source of irritation, source of annoyance; wound, open sore; sore subject, skeleton in the closet; thorn in the flesh, thorn in one's side; where the shoe pinches, gall and wormwood.

Presence

Adverb: here, there, where, everywhere, aboard, on board, at home, afield; here there and everywhere; (space); in presence of, before; under the eyes of, under the nose of; in the face of; in propria persona.

Security

Phrase: bonis avibus; "gone where the woodbine twineth".

Sensibility

Sore point, sore place; where the shoe pinches.

Skill

See one's way, see where the wind lies, see which way the wind blows; have all one's wits about one, have one's hand in; savoir vivre; scire quid valeant humeri quid ferre recusent.

Wonder

Interjection: lo, lo and behold! O! heyday! halloo! what! indeed! really! surely! humph! hem! good lack, good heavens, gad so! welladay! dear me! only think! lackadaisy! my stars, my goodness! gracious goodness! goodness gracious! mercy on us! heavens and earth! God bless me! bless us, bless my heart! odzookens! O gemini! adzooks! hoity-toity! strong! Heaven save the mark, bless the mark! can such things be! zounds! 'sdeath! what on earth, what in the world! who would have thought it!; (inexpectation); you don't say so! You're kidding!. No kidding? what do you say to that! nous verrons! how now! where am I?

Wrong

Do wrong; Noun: be inequitable; Adjective: favor, lean towards; encroach upon, impose upon; reap where one has not sown; give an inch and take an ell, give an inch and take an mile; rob Peter to pay Paul.

Crosswords: WHERE

We need to schedule more events where somebody gives me a really big fish (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin.)

They're out there, where you've been working (A Beautiful Mind; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

Link, where am I (The Matrix Reloaded; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski)

She's blind where the judge sits (Sleepers; writing credit: Barry Levinson)

Love lifts us up where we belong (Moulin Rouge!; writing credit: Baz Luhrmann; Craig Pearce)

Where were you when the world stopped turning on that September day (Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning); performing artist: Alan Jackson)

I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW WHERE IT'S AT (I Know Where It's At; performing artist: All Saints)

Where are you going, where do you go (Where Are You Going; performing artist: Dave Matthews Band)

But this time let me tell you where I'm at (I Wanna Be Where You Are; performing artist: Michael Jackson)

Where is my Marlboro man (WHERE HAVE ALL THE COWBOYS GONE?; performing artist: Paula Cole)

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been. (references; author: Mark Twain)

Where God guides, He provides. (references; author: unknown)

Where there's a will, I want to be in it. (references; author: unknown)

Where do you get virgin wool from?  Ugly sheep. (references; author: unknown)

Help Wanted: Telepath. You know where to apply. (references; author: unknown)

A pleasant place to place a plaice is a place where a plaice is pleased to be placed. (references; author: unknown)

Tell Me Where It Hurts (1974)

Where Have All the People Gone? (1974)

Places Where They Sing (1973)

Where Do We Go from Here? (1973)

Don't Look for Me at Places Where I Can't Be Found (1970)

WHERE THE PART AT (performing artist: JAGGED EDGE W/NELLY)

Where You Are (performing artist: Jessica Simpson)

Up Where We Belong (performing artist: Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes)

Where The Blacktop Ends (performing artist: Keith Urban)

Where Were You When I Was Falling in Love? (performing artist: Lobo)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Caddo Indians: Where We Came from (reference)

• Play the Ball Where the Monkey Drops It: Why We Suffer and How We Can Hope (reference)

• Where I'm Calling from: New and Selected Stories (Vintage Contemporaries) (reference)

• Camper's Guide to Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia: Parks, Lakes, and Forests: Where to Go and How to Get There (reference)

• Where Is Maisy? (Lift-The-Flap Book (Candlewick Press).) (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Where - Minneapolis (reference)

• Where - New York (reference)

• Where - St Louis (reference)

• Where Atlanta (reference)

• Where Chicago (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (reference)

• I Know Where I'm Going! - Criterion Collection (reference)

• Where Did I Come From? A Facts of Life Teaching Aid (reference)

• Where the Wild Things Are and Other Maurice Sendak Stories (Scholastic Video Collection) (reference)

• O Brother, Where Art Thou? (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Heres Where Broken Hearts Go [LIVE] (reference)

• The Paul Simon Collection: On My Way, Don't Know Where I'm Goin' (with Limited Edition Bonus Disc) (reference)

• Where Did You Sleep Last Night? Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 1 (reference)

• Home Is Where You Hang Yourself 2.0 (reference)

• Storm of the Light's Bane: Where Dead Angels Lie (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? (Jewel Case) (reference)

• Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (reference)

• Where Are Kermit's Keys [DOWNLOAD] (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Long-term cultured AIDS-KS (Kaposi's Sarcoma) cells were injected into a nude mouse. Within 5 days a subcutaneous lesion formed in the induced region with a marked angiogenic response. A cross-section of these new blood vessel formations appear as open spaces, where one can see dividing epithelial cells and some red blood cells. The cells were stained with a Wright-Gimsa stain and are seen at a magnification of 100x. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-I) enters the T-lymphocyte where the virus loses its outer envelop, releasing its RNA and its reverse transcriptase. The reverse transcriptase builds a complimentary DNA strand from the viral RNA template. The DNA helix is inserted into the host genome. When this is transcribed by the infected cell, the new viral RNA and proteins are produced to form new viruses that then bud from the cell membrane, thus completing the life cycle of the virus. See artwork: GR-32. Credit: Trudy Nicholson (artist).

Gate to a malaria lab in the suburbs of Calcutta, where Sir Ronald Ross discovered the manner by which malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes. Credit: CDC.

This chancre is located on the posterior vaginal fourchette (where labia minora meet). The primary stage of syphilis is often marked by the appearance of a single sore – called a chancre, which is usually firm, round, small, and painless. Credit: CDC.

How old is the universe? How big is it? What is its fate? Where did the planets, stars, ... Credit: NASA.

Spanning the southern tip of the Florida Peninsula and most of Florida Bay, Everglades National Park is the only subtropical preserve in North America. It is the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles exist side by side. Credit: NASA.

The Ganges River forms an extensive delta where it empties into the Bay of Bengal. The delta is largely covered with a swamp forest known as the Sunderbans, which is home to the Royal Bengal Tiger. Credit: NASA.

Gypsy the Watchman - or where dogs rode before pickup trucks Triangulation party of E. W. Eickelberg. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Where horse power and horsepower converge Triangulation party of E. O. Heaton. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Oyster setting tanks at the University of Maryland Horn Point Environmental Laboratory on the Choptank River. Used by the Oyster Recovery Partnership, oyster larvae are placed in these tanks for two days, allowing them to set on shells where they stay and continue to grow for the rest of their lives. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Where there is no judge on earth, the appeal lies to God in heaven. (Second Treatise of Government)

Clause 3: The Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment, shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the Trial shall be at such Place or Places as the Congress may by Law have directed. (reference)

Amendment VII. In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. (reference)

But where a specific duty is assigned by law, and individual rights depend upon the performance of that duty, it seems equally clear, that the individual who considers himself injured, has a right to resort to the laws of his country for a remedy. (reference)

In countries where modern civilisation has become fully developed, a new class of petty bourgeois has been formed, fluctuating between proletariat and bourgeoisie and ever renewing itself as a supplementary part of bourgeois society. (reference)

Its decisions must follow the same principles and rules in all cases where they are applicable. (reference)

Except in the British Commonwealth and in the United States where Communism is in its infancy, the Communist parties or fifth columns constitute a growing challenge and peril to Christian civilization. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Such an opportunity, where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms. (reference)

To that world assembly of sovereign states, the United Nations, our last best hope in an age where the instruments of war have far outpaced the instruments of peace, we renew our pledge of support--to prevent it from becoming merely a forum for invective--to strengthen its shield of the new and the weak--and to enlarge the area in which its writ may run. (reference)

Some of you have come from areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1937)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

This is all that I can relate of the how, where, and when

I will here tabulate the passages, in both Volumes, where abnormal states occur

Where angels might have sat enthroned, devils lurked, and glared out menacing

The regular early morning yell of horror was the sound of Arthur Dent waking up and suddenly remembering where he was.

It is scarcely decorous, however, to speak all, even where we speak impersonally

The jest falls, it matters not where.

It pained him that he did not know well what politics meant and that he did not know where the universe ended

Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark

We are, my lord, and come to have the warrant, That we may be admitted where he is.

Car lights swooping past showed where it was.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

That is where new sores usually will appear. (references)

Never let them roam freely where wildlife may be present. (references)

Eventually tension mounts to the point where the tic escapes. (references)

Business

Wellington is where the Government is located. (references)

Where no EU standard exists, French standards apply. (references)

This is where high quality foreign products have an advantage. (references)

Children

Congo

Most schools function only in areas where parents have formed cooperatives. (references)

Zimbabwe

Many orphans are sent to foster homes, where they often become victims of sexual abuse. (references)

Burma

These children are deployed to training camps where they support the military combat forces. (references)

Civil Liberties

Armenia

Makeyan's family was not informed where he was taken. (references)

Greece

No refugees were deported to countries where they credibly feared prosecution. (references)

Togo

The ship eventually docked in Nigeria, where the passengers were granted refugee status. (references)

Economic History

Yemen

Where statistics are available, they are provided. (references)

Turkey

Imports are also found where production shortages occur. (references)

Jordan

Most people live where the rainfall supports agriculture. (references)

Human Rights

Eritrea

Where both litigants are Muslims, civil cases are heard under Shari'a law. (references)

Mexico

When he refused, he was returned to his cell where he was held incommunicado. (references)

Bangladesh

Approximately 20 hours later, police sent the boy to the hospital, where he died. (references)

Indigenous People

Guatemala

They subsequently were transferred to Zacapa where their statements were taken. (references)

Ecuador

Land is scarce in the more heavily populated highland areas, where high infant mortality, malnutrition, and epidemic disease are common. (references)

Australia

The Tribunal also acts as an arbitrator in some cases where the parties cannot reach agreement about proposed mining or other development of land. (references)

Minorities

Croatia

The mother later was transported to the county hospital, where the newborn was pronounced dead. (references)

Niger

It supported the 1995 peace accord calling for special development efforts in the north where the Tuareg population is dominant. (references)

Dominican Republic

Lack of documentation usually deprives children of Haitian descent of the opportunity to attend school where there is one available. (references)

Political Economy

ITALY

Obtaining rights-of-way is one area where U.S. firms may have experienced difficulties. (references)

Madagascar

Dina authorities imposed summary justice in rural areas where the Government's presence was weak. (references)

INDIA

Where differences exist, India is seeking to harmonize national standards with international norms. (references)

Political Rights

Vietnam

Women are better represented in the National Assembly, where more than one-fourth of the 450 members are women. (references)

Mauritania

Each citizen votes by entering a booth where they place the card of their candidate of choice into a sealed envelope. (references)

Azerbaijan

The practice of "family voting," where men cast the votes of their wives and other female members of their families, persisted. (references)

Trade

France

Where an EU standard does not currently exist, French standards apply. (references)

Luxembourg

These B/L's help speed up the process in cases where bank financing is not necessary. (references)

Ukraine

Where Ukrainian standards are not established, country of origin standards may prevail. (references)

Travel

Yemen

These events are held at businessmen's homes where guests sit on cushions on the floor. (references)

Korea

Any comparative mention of Japan versus Korea, where Japan has the upper edge may harm a business deal. (references)

Chad

French embassies have the authority to issue visas to Chad in countries where there is no Chadian embassy. (references)

Women

Latvia

There is one shelter in Riga where homeless women with children may reside for up to 2 months. (references)

Pakistan

For non-Muslims or in cases where all of the 4 male witnesses are not Muslim, the punishment is less severe. (references)

Pakistan

However, Qisas and Diyat cannot be invoked where the victim is a direct lineal descendant of the perpetrator. (references)

Worker Rights

Haiti

Many women work as domestic employees, where minimum wage legislation also does not apply. (references)

United Kingdom

Coverage is most widespread in the public sector, where 60 percent of workers are organized. (references)

Kazakhstan

Fired union members appealed to the courts, where the decision to fire the workers was upheld. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Where is it?

Where much gold is

Where it is red

Where is the glory? or

Expressions using "WHERE": before you know where you are ♦ city where smb. is registrated ♦ from where ♦ go where you belong! ♦ in where ♦ name not the rope where one has hanged himself ♦ no matter where ♦ reap where one has not sown ♦ show me where ♦ tell me where ♦ telling smb. where to get off ♦ that's where you are wrong ♦ the when and where of smth. ♦ to where ♦ weld where the parent metal has softened allowing the weld and edges of metal to sag ♦ when and where ♦ where ... from ♦ where am i? ♦ where applicable ♦ where are you bound for? ♦ where are you from? ♦ where are you going? ♦ where are you quartered? ♦ where are you? ♦ where away ♦ where can i get a ticket? ♦ where can i? ♦ where did you spring from? ♦ where do i change? ♦ where do i get off? ♦ where do i have to go from? ♦ where do the caps go? ♦ where do you come from? ♦ where do you live? ♦ where does it hurt you? ♦ where does it hurt? ♦ where from ♦ where is ♦ where is it? ♦ where is the bus stop? ♦ where is this street? ♦ where one's lot is cast ♦ where the deuce ..! ♦ where the path meets the highroad ♦ where the shoe pinches ♦ where there's smoke ♦ where to. Additional references.

Beginning with "WHERE": where-are-they-now, where-by, where-did-he-go-wrong, where-ever, where-rather, where-to-begin, where-to-find, where-upon, where-ur, where-used, where-with-all.

Ending with "WHERE": no-where.

Containing "WHERE": the-house-in-the-valley-where-the-yew-trees-grow, what's-your-name-then-and-where-do-you-come-from-you-bloody-foreigner.

Afrikaans

waar (true), waarnatoe (where ... to, whither), waarheen (where ... to, where to, whither), waar ... heen (where ... to, whither), alwaar. (various references)

Albanian

ku (whereabouts, wherein, wherever, whither). (various references)

Arabic 

حَيْث (since), ‏حيثما (anywhere, no matter where, wheresoever, wherever, whither), ‏حيث, ‏الى أين (whither), ‏أينما (wherever), ‏أين (whereabouts, wherever). (various references)

Basque

nora, non. (various references)

Breton

pelec'h, belec'h. (various references)

Bulgarian 

там където (wherein), където (wherever, whither), къде (whereupon, whither), гдето, где, в който (that), отде (from where, where ... from), мястото където, място където става нещо, дето, де (now). (various references)

Catalan

on. (various references)

Chinese 

那里 (there), 那兒 (there), 焉 (how), 曷 (how, what, when, why), 何處 (whence), 哪裡 (wherever), 哪兒 . (various references)

Croatian

gdje. (various references)

Czech

kde (wherever), kam (wherever, whither). (various references)

Danish

hvor (how). (various references)

Dutch

waar (authentic, commodity, deserving, genuine, merchandise, true, wares, worthy). (various references)

Esperanto

kie. (various references)

Estonian

kus, kuhu. (various references)

Faeroese

hvar (where ... to, whither), hvønn veg (where ... to, whither). (various references)

Farsi 

هرکجا (Anywhere), کجا (Whither), اینجا (Hither), ازچه منبعی , ازکجا (Whence), درچه موقعیتی , درکجا, درکدام محل , درکدام قسمت , درجاءی که . (various references)

Finnish

missä (where?). (various references)

Flemish

waar. (various references)

French

où (where ... to, whereabouts, wherein, whither). (various references)

French Canadian

où. (various references)

Frisian

wêr. (various references)

Galician

onde. (various references)

German

wo (since, somewhere, when, while, with), wohin (where ... to, whereto, wherever, whither). (various references)

Greek 

όπου, που (that, whereabouts, whereupon). (various references)

Guarani

moõ, mamópa. (various references)

Haitian Creole

kote (side), kibò. (various references)

Hawaiian

ku. (various references)

Hebrew 

איפה. (various references)

Hungarian

hol (whereabouts), hová (where ... to, where to, whither). (various references)

Icelandic

hvert (What), hvar. (various references)

Indonesian

dimana. (