WHERE
What does "WHERE" mean?
In, at, or to what place; used to ask or specify location.
Meanings
- In or to what place or position. Where did you leave the keys?
- In or to the place at which; in a case in which. Stay where the light is brightest.
- The place or situation in which. This is where it all began.
- A place or location. She knew the what but not the where. informal
Did you know?
- 'Where' shares a single ancestor with who, what, when, and why - all grew from the Old English 'hw-' root that English once spelled and pronounced as 'hw' before the letters flipped.
Word origin
From Old English 'hwǣr', built from the interrogative root 'hwā' (who, what) plus a locative suffix; part of the same 'wh-' question family as 'who', 'what', and 'when'.
Remember it
WHERE contains HERE - to ask 'where' is to ask which 'here' you mean.
A little poem
One small word holds out an open hand:
not what, not why - just point to the land.
couplet
Wordplay
- I asked the map where I was. It said, 'You are here.' I said, 'I know I'm here - I want to know where here is.'
What it teaches
Before you ask why a thing happened, it helps to know exactly where you are standing.
Quick facts
What does WHERE mean?
In, at, or to what place; used to ask or specify location.
Is WHERE a valid word?
Yes — WHERE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is WHERE?
WHERE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does WHERE come from?
From Old English 'hwǣr', built from the interrogative root 'hwā' (who, what) plus a locative suffix; part of the same 'wh-' question family as 'who', 'what', and 'when'.
What can WHERE teach us?
Before you ask why a thing happened, it helps to know exactly where you are standing.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.