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   Where

   /(h)wer/

   

   adverb

   • 1. in or to what place or position: "where do you live?"
   • ▪ in what direction or respect: "where does the argument lead?"
   • ▪ in or from what source: "where did you read that?"
   • ▪ in or to what situation or condition: "just where is all this leading us?"

   relative

   • 1. at, in, or to which (used after reference to a place or situation): "I first saw him in Paris, where I lived in the early sixties"
   • 2. the place or situation in which: "this is where I live"
   • ▪ in or to a place or situation in which: "sit where I can see you"
   • ▪ in or to any place in which; wherever: "he was free to go where he liked"

   conjunction

   • 1. that: "do you see where the men in your life are emotionally unavailable to you?"
   • 2. whereas: "where some caregivers burn out, others become too involved"

   Word Origin Old Englishhwǣr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch waar and German wo.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • W

     4

   • H

     4

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

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