where
[adverb]
Synonyms: wherever, everywhere, whither, whereabouts, whereaway
[noun]
Synonyms: place, location, locus, point, position, site, situation, spot, station

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

where S1 W1 /weə $ wer/ adverb, conjunction, pronoun
[Language: Old English; Origin: hwær]

1. in or to which place:
Where are you going?
Where do they live?
Do you know where my glasses are?
Where would you like to sit?
where (...) to/from
Where have you come from?
‘We’re going on a long journey.’ ‘Where to?’
where to do something
They’re easy to find, if you know where to look.
where on earth/in the world etc (=used for emphasis when you are surprised, angry etc)
Where on earth have you been all this time?

2. used to talk about a particular place:
She was standing exactly where you are standing now.
Stay where you are.
This is the place where I hid the key.
In 1963 we moved to Boston, where my grandparents lived.

3. used to talk about a particular stage in a process, conversation, story etc:
The treatment will continue until the patient reaches the point where he can walk correctly and safely.
You are saying that everyone should be equal, and this is where I disagree.
Now, where were we? Oh yes, we were talking about John.

4. used to ask or talk about the origin of something or someone:
Where does the word ‘super’ come from?
Where does this man get the money to keep two houses?
I wonder where he gets these strange ideas.

5. used to say that one person, thing, opinion etc is different from another:
Where others might have been satisfied, Dawson had higher ambitions.

6. in or to any place Synonym : wherever:
You can sit where you like.
You’re free to go where you please.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

where
pronoun
1.
BAD: He wanted to get to Paris, where his uncle lived there.
GOOD: He wanted to get to Paris, where his uncle lived.

Usage Note:
When where is used to begin a relative clause, it is not followed by there . Compare: 'Every weekend she drives down to London. Her parents live there.' 'Every weekend she drives down to London, where her parents live.'

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2.
BAD: The box where she kept her jewellery in had disappeared.
GOOD: The box where she kept her jewellery had disappeared.

Usage Note:
When where begins a relative clause, it is not followed by in, at, for, etc : 'We went to see the house where Shakespeare lived.'
Compare: 'The box that/which she kept her jewellery in had disappeared.'

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3.
See note at WHAT 3 (what)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲

where
wɛə
See: tell one where to get off or tell one where to head in

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲