[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wher \wher\, where \where\, pron.  conj. see whether.
   whether. sometimes written whe'r. obs. --piers plowman.
   1913 webster

         men must enquire this is mine assent,
         wher she be wise or sober or dronkelewe. --chaucer.
   1913 webster
see also:
whether whe'r 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

where \where\, adv. oe. wher, whar, as. hw?r; akin to d. waar,
   os. hw?r, ohg. hw=ar, w=ar, w=a, g. wo, icel. and sw.
   hvar, dan. hvor, goth. hwar, and e. who; cf. skr. karhi when.
   root182. see who, and cf. there.
   1913 webster
   1. at or in what place; hence, in what situation, position,
      or circumstances; -- used interrogatively.
      1913 webster

            god called unto adam, . . . where art thou? --gen.
                                                  iii. 9.
      1913 webster

   note: see the note under what, pron., 1.
         1913 webster

   2. at or in which place; at the place in which; hence, in the
      case or instance in which; -- used relatively.
      1913 webster

            she visited that place where first she was so happy.
                                                  --sir p.
                                                  sidney.
      1913 webster

            where i thought the remnant of mine age
            should have been cherished by her childlike duty.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

            where one on his side fights, thousands will fly.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

            but where he rode one mile, the dwarf ran four.
                                                  --sir w.
                                                  scott.
      1913 webster

   3. to what or which place; hence, to what goal, result, or
      issue; whither; -- used interrogatively and relatively;
      as, where are you going?
      1913 webster

            but where does this tend?             --goldsmith.
      1913 webster

            lodged in sunny cleft,
            where the gold breezes come not.      --bryant.
      1913 webster

   note: where is often used pronominally with or without a
         preposition, in elliptical sentences for a place in
         which, the place in which, or what place.
         1913 webster

               the star . . . stood over where the young child
               was.                               --matt. ii. 9.
         1913 webster

               the son of man hath not where to lay his head.
                                                  --matt. viii.
                                                  20.
         1913 webster

               within about twenty paces of where we were.
                                                  --goldsmith.
         1913 webster

               where did the minstrels come from? --dickens.
         1913 webster

   note: where is much used in composition with preposition, and
         then is equivalent to a pronoun. cf. whereat,
         whereby, wherefore, wherein, etc.
         1913 webster

   where away naut., in what direction; as, where away is
      the land?
      1913 webster

   syn: see whither.
        1913 webster
see also:
who there what whereat whereby wherefore 
wherein where away whither 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

where \where\, n.
   place; situation. obs. or colloq.
   1913 webster

         finding the nymph asleep in secret where. --spenser.
   1913 webster whereabout

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

where \where\, conj.
   whereas.
   1913 webster

         and flight and die is death destroying death;
         where fearing dying pays death servile breath. --shak.
   1913 webster

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

where
     adv : in or at or to what place; "i know where he is"; "use it
           wherever necessary" syn: wherever
see also:
wherever 

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