whereabouts

Aufenthaltsort, Verbleib

Der Ort, an dem jemand oder etwas ist, besonders wenn dieser Ort unbekannt ist.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: whereabouts of someone/something (Police are investigating the whereabouts of the missing painting.)

Synonyme: location, position

Häufige Wendungen: someone's whereabouts, current whereabouts, whereabouts are unknown

wo ungefähr

Damit fragt man, in welcher Gegend jemand oder etwas ist oder etwas geschieht.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: whereabouts + question (Whereabouts do your parents live?)

Synonyme: where, roughly where

Häufige Wendungen: whereabouts in town, whereabouts do you, whereabouts is it

wo ungefähr

Damit fragt man, in welchem Gebiet oder welchem Teil eines Ortes jemand oder etwas ist.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: whereabouts in + place (Whereabouts in Spain does she live?)

Synonyme: where

Häufige Wendungen: whereabouts in something, whereabouts in town