his whereabouts

his whereabouts
his location, his position, his situation

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  • whereabouts — (Pronounced [[t](h)we͟ərəbaʊts[/t]] for meaning 1, and [[t](h)we͟ərəba͟ʊts[/t]] for meanings 2 and 3.) 1) N SING COLL: with poss If you refer to the whereabouts of a particular person or thing, you mean the place where that person or thing may be …   English dictionary

  • whereabouts — where|a|bouts1 [ˌweərəˈbauts US ˈwerəbauts] adv spoken used to ask in what general area something or someone is ▪ Whereabouts do you live? whereabouts 2 where|a|bouts2 [ˈweərəbauts US ˈwer ] n [plural] the place or area where someone or something …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • whereabouts — 1 adverb spoken used to ask in what general area something or someone is: Whereabouts do you live? 2 noun (U) the place or area where someone or something is: sb s whereabouts: His family refused to reveal his whereabouts. | the whereabouts of:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Whereabouts — Whereabout Where a*bout , Whereabouts Where a*bouts , n. The place where a person or thing is; as, they did not know his whereabouts. Shak. [1913 Webster] A puzzling notice of thy whereabout. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • whereabouts — /hwair euh bowts , wair /, adv. 1. about where? where? conj. 2. near or in what place: trying to find whereabouts in the world we were. n. 3. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) the place where a person or thing is; the locality of a person or thing:… …   Universalium

  • whereabouts — /ˈwɛərəbaʊts / (say wairruhbowts), interrogatively /wɛərəˈbaʊts / (say wairruh bowts) adverb Also, Rare, whereabout. 1. about where? where? –conjunction 2. near or in what place: seeing whereabouts in the world we were. –plural noun 3. (sometimes …  

  • whereabouts — plural noun his whereabouts remain secret Syn: location, position, site, place, situation, spot, point, vicinity; home, address, locale, neighborhood; bearings, orientation …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • whereabouts — where•a•bouts [[t]ˈ(h)wɛər əˌbaʊts, ˈwɛər [/t]] adv. 1) about where? where? 2) near or in what place 3) (used with a sing. or pl. v.) the place where a person or thing is; the locality of a person or thing: no clue as to his whereabouts[/ex] …   From formal English to slang

  • inquired as to his whereabouts — asked where someone was …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Characters of His Dark Materials — The following is a list of both main and minor characters from Philip Pullman s His Dark Materials trilogy. Main charactersLyra Belacqua/SilvertongueLyra Belacqya (pronounced Lie ruh), who adopts the surname Silvertongue given to her by Iorek… …   Wikipedia

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