To what place? in indirect questions and similar clauses.
单词 | θ105465 |
释义 | the world > space > direction > [adverb] > to or towards some thing or place > to or towards what place or direction (8) whither971 To what place? in indirect questions and similar clauses. whereOE To what place? Now, in ordinary use, taking the place of whither, adv.; cf. here, adv. 7, there, adv. 8 (Formerly frequently with become; see become… whereforthc1290 wheretoa1300 To what? (in various senses of to, prep.); in what direction, whither? wherebya1450 By, beside, or near what? in what direction? where…to?1768 In or at what place (region, country, etc.)? colloquial with from or to at the end of the sentence or clause: where…from? = whence? where…to? =… wheretill1827 interrogative. To what place, whither. which-a-way1909 Which way, in what direction. Cf. thataway, adv. |
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