whereabouts
Definitions
- A location; where something is situated.
- Information about an elite athlete's future whereabouts, supplied to antidoping authorities to facilitate random out-of-competition testing.
Equivalents
16 more languages
العربيةالمكان
Българскикъде
Catalàparador
Ελληνικάδιαμονή
Bahasa Indonesiakeberadaan
Portuguêsparadeiro
Русскийместонахожде́ние
Svenskavistelseort
Examples
“In the Middle Ages Rhabdomancers were employed to discover⟳ mines, and the whereabouts of precious stones.”
“the effectively functioning group of relatives is likely to be much smaller owing, for instance, to death of the older generation or far distant whereabouts of other relatives.”
“Further clues are provided by milk-floats bearing the legend 'Lord Rayleigh's Dairies: A Family Business', and a number⟳ of signs indicating the whereabouts of various departments of Lord Rayleigh's Farms.”
“It might feel⟳ like⟳ forever ago, but you're probably still wondering about the whereabouts of fireman-turned-deckhand Bobby Giancola, English second stew Julia d'Albert Pusey, and of course, Danny Zureikat, the deckhand who didn't quite make⟳ it to the end⟳ of the charter season. Well, we have⟳ answers—and some of their whereabouts might surprise⟳ you.”
“Mr. Zerón’s exact whereabouts is not known and he could not be reached for comment⟳.”
“The IPC reminds all athletes in their Registered Testing Pool to remain⟳ vigilant when it comes to filing and updating their whereabouts.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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