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Synonyms for where

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when whither

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Adverb

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    In, at or to what place.

    He asked where I grew up.

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Phrases
where away
Other spellings
whar

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Whither properly implies motion to place, and where rest in a place. Whither is now, however, to a great extent, obsolete, except in poetry, or in compositions of a grave and serious character and in language where precision is required.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example sentences

  • when When can one say that a person has alcohol issues?
  • whither Whither shall one flee? Where shall I go and abide?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
wheresteady
whenrising
whithersteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
when1
7 letters
whither2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (whither2 = 2 syllables).