whereabouts
noun (whereabouts; treated as singular or plural); adverb (whereabouts — informal question)
Everyday
- (noun) The place where someone or something is. tree →
- (adverb, question) In or near what place: «Whereabouts do you live?» tree →
In the lessons
In news and stories: the police ask about a missing person's whereabouts. In everyday talk (especially UK, Ireland, Australia): «Whereabouts in town?» asks for a rough place. In safety: always tell an adult your whereabouts.
Examples
- The whereabouts of the missing cat are still unknown. tree →
- Always tell your parents your whereabouts. tree →
- Whereabouts did you leave your coat? tree →
- The detective found out the thief's whereabouts. tree →
- Whereabouts in Ireland is your gran from? tree →
- His whereabouts remain a mystery. tree →
- "Whereabouts is your death, O Koshchei?" tree →
Note
The noun ends in -s but means one place; it can take «is» or «are». Never «a whereabout». Safety habit: let a trusted adult know where you are going and when you will be back.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «whereabouts» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «whereabouts» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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