whereaboutsnoun [ U, + sing/pl verb ]
uk/ˈweə.rə.baʊts/us/ˈwer.ə.baʊts/C2 the place where a person or thing is:
Trupin is thought to be in the Caribbean, although his exact whereabouts are/is a mystery.
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Places and locations
- a place for everything and everything in its place idiom
- action
- core
- direction
- ground zero
- heartland
- location
- oxygen bar
- place
- point
- post
- scene
- set
- setting
- situation
- spot
- station
- stronghold
- the holy of holies
- venue
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whereaboutsadverb
uk/ˌweə.rəˈbaʊts/us/ˌwer.əˈbaʊts/C2 in what part or area:
Whereabouts in Madrid do you live?
Whereabouts is your office, then?
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Linguistics: question words & expressions
- devil
- how about...? idiom
- how, what, why, etc. on earth... idiom
- in God's/heaven's name idiom
- interrogative
- shall
- what the blazes...? idiom
- what's that (all) about (then)? idiom
- what's the score? idiom
- what/where/how/why the devil idiom
- whatever
- when
- whenever
- where
- which
- whither
- whose
- why
- world
- would you like...? idiom
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