where

where is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ʍɛə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /WE@(\r)/
• (US) IPA: /wɛɹ/or /ʍɛɹ/, SAMPA: /wEr\/
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Homophones

in accents with the wine-whine merger

• ware
• wear

Preposition

Preposition where

1. You use where to ask for the place that something is located.

   Where did the man go?

2. Where is the place which something is at.

   The room where the people cook the food is not cold.

   Where I'm from, we don't eat much fish.

Related words

• here
• there