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whereabouts

whe·rea·bouts

UK/ˌ(h)wɛəɹəˈbaʊts/ US/ˈ(h)wɛəɹəˌbaʊts/ fairly common
noun (1) adverb (1)

noun

1.

the general location where something is

  • “I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime”

adverb

1.

about where or near what place

  • “I don”
  • “;”
Synonyms

Origin

From Middle English wheraboutes, equivalent to whereabout + -s (adverbial suffix).

Phrases

  • 1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form

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