whereabouts

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English wheraboutes, equivalent to whereabout +‎ -s (adverbial suffix). === Pronunciation 1 === IPA(key): /ˌ(h)wɛəɹəˈbaʊts/ ==== Adverb ==== whereabouts (not comparable) In, at or near what location. ===== Translations ===== === Pronunciation 2 === IPA(key): /ˈ(h)wɛəɹəˌbaʊts/ ==== Noun ==== whereabouts (plural whereabouts) (usually plural only) (with a possessive) A location; where something is situated. (sports) Information about an elite athlete's future whereabouts, supplied to antidoping authorities to facilitate random out-of-competition testing. ===== Usage notes ===== Usually construed as plural, but singular is also standard, though becoming rarer since the 1950s. Singular is mandated by some style guides, plural by others. ===== Translations ===== ===== References ===== === See also ===