Where

hwār, adv. and conj. at which place, at what place? to what place, to which place? ( Shak. ) whence, whereas: wherever.— n. ( Shak. ) situation, place.— adv. and conj. Whereabout′ , about which, about where: near what?—also Where′abouts .— n. Where′abouts , one's present place.— conjs. Whereagainst′ ( Shak. ), against which; Whereas′ , as or on account of which: since: when in fact: where.— advs. and conjs. Whereat′ , at which: at what? Whereby′ , by which; Where′fore , for which reason: for what reason? why?— n. the cause.— advs. and conjs. Wherefrom′ , whence; Wherein′ , in which respect: in what? Whereinsoev′er , in whatever place or respect; Whereinto (hwār-in′tōō, -in-tōō′), into what? into which.— n. Where′ne , state of having place or position.— advs. and conjs. Whereof′ , of which: of what? Whereon′ , on which: on what? Whereout′ , out of which; Where′so , Wheresoe'er′ , Wheresoev′er , in what place soever: ( Shak. ) whencesoever; Wherethrough′ , through which; Whereto′ , to which: to what? Whereun′der , under which; Whereuntil′ ( Shak. ), whereunto; Whereunto′ , Whereun′to , whereto: for what purpose? Whereupon′ , upon or in consequence of which; Where'er′ , Wherev′er , at whatever place; Wherewith′ , Wherewithal′ , with which? with what.— Where away? ( naut. ), a query uttered by the officer of the deck as to the direction of an object sighted by the lookout.— The wherewith , wherewithal , means. [A.S. hwǽr , hwár ; from stem of who. Cf. There .]