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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈ^hwɛə^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hwɛr, wɛr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hwâr, wâr)

Collocations for "where"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "where" in context.

where

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

conj

[don't, can't] remember where I put my [phone]
[don't] remember where my [phone] is
have [been, seen, gone] where they [came from, make it]
put your money where your mouth is
this is where she [worked, lived, grew up]
the [house, apartment] where she [grew up]
your [wallet] is where you [left, last put] it
where people [can, are, have]
are many [cases, situations, areas, places] where
reach a point where
it doesn't matter where you [put it, go]
is [needed, used] [particularly, especially] where

adv

where am I?
where can I [find, get, stop]?
where has all my [money, time] gone?
where do you [live, work, go to school]?
where [is, did I put] my [phone, wallet]?
(can't) decide where to [go, eat, stay] (next)
where were you on [Monday]?
(can you) tell us where you were [on the night of, last Tuesday]
where were you when I needed you (most)?
[sign, initial] where [marked, appropriate]

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'where' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

begin - board - coach - confirm - decide - define - do - establish - explain - forget - hurt - pick - pop - progress - question - solve - source - stay - stress - strike - succeed - surprise - teach - tell - think - watch - wonder - worry - would - he - I - it - about - beyond - advice - age - argument - atmosphere - awareness - bank - bathroom - capital - clue - conclusion - country - credit - cross - damn - decision - detail

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