whereabouts

The place where a person or thing is, often when that place is unknown.

• Nobody knows his whereabouts.
• The police asked about the whereabouts of her brother.
• Her current whereabouts are still unknown.

How to use it: whereabouts of someone/something (Police are investigating the whereabouts of the missing painting.)

Similar words: location, position

Common phrases: someone's whereabouts, current whereabouts, whereabouts are unknown

Used to ask roughly where someone or something is, or where something happens.

• Whereabouts do you live?
• Whereabouts in the city is your office?
• Whereabouts did you find the missing keys?

How to use it: whereabouts + question (Whereabouts do your parents live?)

Similar words: where, roughly where

Common phrases: whereabouts in town, whereabouts do you, whereabouts is it

Used to ask in which general place or part of a place someone or something is.

• Whereabouts in town is the school?
• Whereabouts do you come from in Italy?
• Whereabouts in the building did you leave your bag?

How to use it: whereabouts in + place (Whereabouts in Spain does she live?)

Similar words: where

Common phrases: whereabouts in something, whereabouts in town