where

where: I
subst. \/weə\/

sted, hvor

• we went to a restaurant where we had dinner

vi gikk på en restaurant hvor vi spiste middag
II
adv. \/weə\/

1) hvor, på hvilken måte

• where does this affect us?

på hvilken måte berører dette oss?

• I don't know where to begin

jeg vet ikke hvor jeg skal begynne

• I don't know where I have him

jeg vet ikke hvor jeg har ham

• where would we be if we hadn't done it?

hvordan skulle det ha gått med oss om vi ikke hadde gjort det?

• where would be the use of trying?

hva er vitsen med å prøve?

2) (om sted) hvor

• where are you going?

hvor skal du?

• I don't know where to go

jeg vet ikke hvor jeg skal gå hen

• where is he?

hvor er han?

3) der, dit

• in a country where it never snows, skiers must go abroad

i et land der det aldri snør, må skiløpere reise utenlands

• two kilometers from where I live

to kilometer fra der jeg bor

• there are two kilometers left to where I live

det er to kilometer igjen til der jeg bor

• send him where he will be taken care of

send ham dit han vil bli tatt hånd om

• they are rude where they should be polite

de er uhøflige der de burde være høflige

• where he is weakest, is in his facts

svakest er han når det gjelder fakta

• in cases where she is right

i tilfeller der hun har rett

• that's where the fault lies

det er der feilen ligger

• that was where the phone rang

det var da telefonen ringte

• from where I stand I can't see

jeg kan ikke se fra der jeg står

4) (om fremtid) dit, hvor

• the place where I went next was Highbury

stedet jeg dro til etterpå var Highbury

• go where you like

dra hvor du vil

• this is where I am going

det er dit jeg skal

where ... from? hvor ... fra?, hvorfra?

where ... to? hvor?

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Synonyms:

At which place, in which place / At what place, in what place / Whither, to what, to which place (recent)

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where — [ wer, hwer ] function word *** Where can be used in the following ways: as a question adverb (introducing a direct or indirect question): Where are you going? I wonder where she lives. as a relative adverb (referring back to a noun and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
where — W1S1 [weə US wer] adv, conj, pron [: Old English; Origin: hwAr] 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Where — Where, adv. [OE. wher, whar, AS. hw?r; akin to D. waar, OS. hw?r, OHG. hw[=a]r, w[=a]r, w[=a], G. wo, Icel. and Sw. hvar, Dan. hvor, Goth. hwar, and E. who; cf. Skr. karhi when. [root]182. See {Who}, and cf. {There}.] [1913 Webster] 1. At or in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
where — [hwer, wer] adv. [ME wher < OE hwær, akin to Ger wo & to war in warum: for IE base see WHAT] 1. in or at what place? [where is the car?] 2. to or toward what place or point? [where did he go?] 3. in what situation or position [where will we be … English World dictionary
where is at — where (someone) is at see ↑where, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑at where (someone) is at informal : someone s true position, state, or nature I haven t quite figured out where she s at [=where she stands; what her opinions are] on that issue … Useful english dictionary
where it's at — {adv. phr.}, {informal} That which is important; that which is at the forefront of on going social, personal, or scientific undertakings. * /Young, talented and black, that s where it s at./ * /We send sophisticated machines to Mars instead of… … Dictionary of American idioms
where it's at — {adv. phr.}, {informal} That which is important; that which is at the forefront of on going social, personal, or scientific undertakings. * /Young, talented and black, that s where it s at./ * /We send sophisticated machines to Mars instead of… … Dictionary of American idioms
where's — [hwerz, werz] contraction 1. where is 2. where has 3. Informal where does … English World dictionary
Where — Where, conj. Whereas. [1913 Webster] And flight and die is death destroying death; Where fearing dying pays death servile breath. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Where — Where, n. Place; situation. [Obs. or Colloq.] [1913 Webster] Finding the nymph asleep in secret where. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
where it's at — where important things are happening, where the action is China that s where it s at today. Their society is changing; their economy is growing … English idioms

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