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where
/weə/

where

🇺🇸 American English
/wɛr/
🇬🇧 British English
/weə/
🇷🇺 Russian
[ɡdʲe]
Meaning of where

asks about a place

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Part of speechadverb
Pronunciation/weə/
CEFRA1
How important is this wordvery often
where

When to use where

Where is the nearest

Где находится ближайший банк?

where she lives

Ты знаешь, где она живёт?

where usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Где находится ближайший банк?

Where is the nearest bank?

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Ты знаешь, где она живёт?

Do you know where she lives?

Similar words

where

basic question word asking about a place

in which place

more explicit and formal way to ask about a place

whither

to what place; old-fashioned or literary

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whereгде
togetherвместе
oftenчасто
rarelyредко
earlyрано
lateпоздно
todayсегодня

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What's the difference between where / in which place / whither

🇬🇧English
where

basic question word asking about a place

A1Very Often

Where is my bag?

Где моя сумка?

I
🇬🇧English
in which place

more explicit and formal way to ask about a place

A1Rarely

In which place did you meet him?

В каком месте ты его встретил?

W
🇬🇧English
whither

to what place; old-fashioned or literary

C1Very Rarely

Whither are we bound?

Куда мы направляемся?

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where translation: где. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce where

/weə/

where translation

где

where examples

Where is the nearest bank?

where transcription

/weə/, /wɛr/

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where meaning: what does it mean?

asks about a place

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Where is the nearest bank? Translation: Где находится ближайший банк?

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