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whereabouts

[hwair-uh-bouts, wair-]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

about where? where?

conjunction

near or in what place.
trying to find whereabouts in the world we were.

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)��the place where a person or thing is; the locality of a person or thing.
no clue as to his whereabouts.

whereabouts

/ ˈ��ɛə��əˌ��ʊ�ٲ� /

adverb

Also: whereabout.��at what approximate location or place; where
whereabouts are you?
obsolete��about or concerning which

noun

(functioning as singular or plural) the place, esp the approximate place, where a person or thing is

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Word History and Origins

Origin of whereabouts¹

1400–50; late Middle English wheraboutes, equivalent to Middle English wheraboute ( whereabout ) + -s -s ¹

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The fallen regime consistently denied knowing of his whereabouts - the BBC investigation showed that was false and that Mr Tice was being held in Damascus.

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He said he only learned of his cousin’s whereabouts on Friday afternoon and said authorities are accusing him of “resisting arrest, assaulting people.”

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For days, parents and community members only had partial information about the boy’s whereabouts.

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Susie's collar is also fitted with a tracker so her owner can keep an eye on her whereabouts.

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Four policemen, alleged to have aided his breakout, are out on bail and awaiting trial, but the authorities appear no closer to learning the fugitive's whereabouts.

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