whereabouts
pronunciation
How to pronounce whereabouts in British English:
UK [ˈweərəbaʊts , ˌweərəˈbaʊts]
How to pronounce whereabouts in American English:
US [ˈwerəbaʊts , ˌwerəˈbaʊts]
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- Noun:
- the general location where something is
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- Adverb:
- about where or near what place
Word Origin
- whereabouts (adv.)
- "in what place," early 15c., from whereabout + adverbial genitive -s. The noun, "place where someone or something is," is recorded from 1795. Whereabout in this sense is from c. 1600.
Example
- 1. Because there 's some questions about his whereabouts .
- 2. The development office carefully tracks my whereabouts .
- 3. This claim has since been contested , but assad 's whereabouts remain uncertain .
- 4. The whereabouts of mr. senussi and his senior colleagues are unknown .
- 5. Some are now free , but the whereabouts of others is unknown .