where

Signification (Anglais)

Conj

1. In, at or to which place or situation.
2. In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that).
3. In, at or to any place (that); wherever; anywhere.
4. In a position, case, etc. in which; if.
5. While on the contrary; although; whereas.

Adv

1. Interrogative adverb, used in either a direct or indirect question: in, at or to what place.
2. (informal) Interrogative adverb, used in either a direct or indirect question: in, at or to what place.
3. Interrogative adverb, used in either a direct or indirect question: in, at or to what place.
4. In what situation.
5. In, at or to which.
6. The place in, at or to which.

Noun

The place in which something happens.

Concepts

où

vers où

là

ou

d'où

quoi

autre fois

autre jour

dans lequel

qui

là où

lorsque

où que

d’où

Synonymes

whither

which

when

there

whereabouts

what place

whence

what

place

which way

location

where to

where ... to

wherein

anywhere

whereabout

how

somewhere

who

which place

wherefrom

from

from where

wherever

in which place

that

nowhere

in

marks what

who type question

where is

ad loc.

from the time

a

a

where at

after

at what

direction

haunt

inside

instead of

into

lit

over there

position

rather

room

since

than

thereafter

thither

where from

whereon

wheresoever

whereto

whereupon

why

in what place

thor

to which place

which one

which direction

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ʍɛə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: wher

Hérité de ancien anglais: hwǣr

In summary

From Middle English wher, from Old English hwǣr (“where”, literally “at what place”), from Proto-Germanic *hwar (“where”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷo- (interrogative pronoun).

Phrases

Where is your father ?

Où est ton père?

Where did they come from ?

D'où viennent-ils?

Where did it come from then ?

D'où vient-il?

Where did you say this man worked ?

Où avez-vous dit cet homme?

Tim kisses Leah , and the two continue where they left off .

Tim embrasse Leah et les deux continuent où ils s'étaient arrêtés.

Wang Ming was exiled to Moscow where he later died .

Wang Ming a été exilé à Moscou où il est décédé plus tard.

All songs by Ciccone Youth , except where noted .

Toutes les chansons de Ciccone Youth, sauf indication contraire.

When the simum ceased to blow , everyone looked to the place where the boy had been .

Lorsque la similitude a cessé de souffler, tout le monde a regardé vers l'endroit où le garçon avait été.