Note: In this sense, whereabouts is the common form.
[1913 Webster]
2. Concerning which; about which. ``The object whereabout they are conversant.'' --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
whereabouts — noun. The plural form ousted the singular form whereabout in the 19c; when a verb follows it is more often in the plural than in the singular, but both constructions occur regardless of the number of people or things in question: (plural) • They… … Modern English usage
whereabouts — [where′about′hwer′ə bouts′, wer′ə bouts′] adv. 1. near or at what place? where? 2. Obs. about or concerning which conj. [Now Rare] at, in, or near what place [the lost hikers wondered whereabouts the cabin was] n. [now usually with pl. v.] the… … English World dictionary
whereabouts — index locality, scene Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
whereabouts — (adv.) in what place, mid 15c., from WHEREABOUT (Cf. whereabout) + adverbial gen. S (Cf. s). The noun is recorded from 1795 … Etymology dictionary
whereabouts — ► ADVERB ▪ where or approximately where? ► NOUN (treated as sing. or pl. ) ▪ the place where someone or something is … English terms dictionary
whereabouts — (Pronounced [[t](h)we͟ərəbaʊts[/t]] for meaning 1, and [[t](h)we͟ərəba͟ʊts[/t]] for meanings 2 and 3.) 1) N SING COLL: with poss If you refer to the whereabouts of a particular person or thing, you mean the place where that person or thing may be … English dictionary
whereabouts — where|a|bouts1 [ werə,bauts, hwerə,bauts ] noun plural the place where someone or something is: can be followed by a singular or plural verb: someone s/something s whereabouts: The police have been investigating the group s whereabouts. the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whereabouts — I UK [ˈweərəˌbaʊts] / US [ˈwerəˌbaʊts] / US [ˈhwerəˌbaʊts] noun [plural] the place where someone or something is: can be followed by a singular or plural verb someone s/something s whereabouts: The police have been investigating the group s… … English dictionary
whereabouts — This word can be an adverb (Whereabouts did you go?) and a noun. As a noun, it is formed from an adverb (where) and a preposition (about) with an s tied to the end. As a noun, whereabouts is singular and requires a singular verb unless it is made … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
whereabouts — where|a|bouts1 [ˌweərəˈbauts US ˈwerəbauts] adv spoken used to ask in what general area something or someone is ▪ Whereabouts do you live? whereabouts 2 where|a|bouts2 [ˈweərəbauts US ˈwer ] n [plural] the place or area where someone or something … Dictionary of contemporary English
whereabouts — 1 adverb spoken used to ask in what general area something or someone is: Whereabouts do you live? 2 noun (U) the place or area where someone or something is: sb s whereabouts: His family refused to reveal his whereabouts. | the whereabouts of:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
