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where

where

 
pronunciation:
weIr [or] hweIr
parts of speech:
adverb, conjunction, pronoun
features:
Homophone Note
part of speech: adverb
definition 1: at, in, or to what location.
Where do you live?Where are you going?
definition 2: from what source or location.
Where did you get that dress?
 
part of speech: conjunction
definition 1: in or at what point or place.
Do you know where Peter is?
definition 2: at which place.
I got a job in a grocery store, where I worked for two years.
 
part of speech: pronoun
definition: what place.
Where does the new student come from?
Homophone Note
The words where, ware, and wear sound alike but have different meanings.