whereabouts

¹where·abouts

adv \-ə-ˌbau̇ts\

Definition of WHEREABOUTS

: about where : near what place <whereabouts is the house>

Variants of WHEREABOUTS

where·abouts also where·about \-ˌbau̇t\

Examples of WHEREABOUTS

1. Whereabouts did you park the car?
2. <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

Related Words: wherever

Near Antonyms: whence

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Rhymes with WHEREABOUTS

hereabouts, ins and outs, on the outs, thereabouts