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where's

where's
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwairz, wairz]
    • /ʰwɛərz, wɛərz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwairz, wairz]
    • /ʰwɛərz, wɛərz/

Definitions of where's word

  • adverb where's in or at what place?: Where is he? Where do you live? 1
  • adverb where's in what position or circumstances?: Where do you stand on this question? Without money, where are you? 1
  • adverb where's in what particular respect, way, etc.?: Where does this affect us? 1
  • adverb where's to what place, point, or end? whither?: Where are you going? 1
  • adverb where's from what source? whence?: Where did you get such a notion? 1
  • noun where's a place; that place in which something is located or occurs: the wheres and hows of job hunting. 1

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Origin of where's

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English quher, wher, Old English hwǣr; cognate with Dutch waar, Old High German hwār; akin to Old Norse hvar, Gothic hwar

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Parts of speech for Where's

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

where's popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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