Collocations for "where"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "where" in context.
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where
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.conj
- [don't, can't] remember where I put my [phone]
- [don't] remember where my [phone] is
- have [been, seen, gone] where they [came from, make it]
- put your money where your mouth is
- this is where she [worked, lived, grew up]
- the [house, apartment] where she [grew up]
- your [wallet] is where you [left, last put] it
- where people [can, are, have]
- are many [cases, situations, areas, places] where
- reach a point where
- it doesn't matter where you [put it, go]
- is [needed, used] [particularly, especially] where
- where am I?
- where can I [find, get, stop]?
- where has all my [money, time] gone?
- where do you [live, work, go to school]?
- where [is, did I put] my [phone, wallet]?
- (can't) decide where to [go, eat, stay] (next)
- where were you on [Monday]?
- (can you) tell us where you were [on the night of, last Tuesday]
- where were you when I needed you (most)?
- [sign, initial] where [marked, appropriate]
'where' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
begin
- board
- coach
- confirm
- decide
- define
- do
- establish
- explain
- forget
- hurt
- pick
- pop
- progress
- question
- solve
- source
- stay
- stress
- strike
- succeed
- surprise
- teach
- tell
- think
- watch
- wonder
- worry
- would
- he
- I
- it
- about
- beyond
- advice
- age
- argument
- atmosphere
- awareness
- bank
- bathroom
- capital
- clue
- conclusion
- country
- credit
- cross
- damn
- decision
- detail