whereabouts
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adverb \-ə-ˌbau̇ts\Definition of WHEREABOUTS
: about where : near what place <whereabouts is the house>
See Variants of WHEREABOUTS
where·abouts also where·about \-ˌbau̇t\
Examples of WHEREABOUTS
- Whereabouts did you park the car?
- <whereabouts do you expect to be on your journey tonight?>
Origin of WHEREABOUTS
Middle English wheraboutes (from wher aboute + -s, adverb suffix) & wher aboute, from where, wher where + about, aboute about — more at whence
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to WHEREABOUTS
- Synonyms
- where (also whereabout), whither
Rhymes with WHEREABOUTS
2whereabouts
conjunctionDefinition of WHEREABOUTS
1
obsolete : on what business or errand
2
: near what place : where <know whereabouts he lives>
Variants of WHEREABOUTS
whereabouts also whereabout
First Known Use of WHEREABOUTS
14th century
3whereabouts
noun plural but singular or plural in construction also whereabout
Definition of WHEREABOUTS
: the place or general locality where a person or thing is <their present whereabouts are a secret>
First Known Use of WHEREABOUTS
1605
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