# where's

Pronunciation: say "WAIRZ" /wɛə(ɹ)z/

## Contraction

1. Contraction of where is. — Contraction of where is.
   - Simple: Short form of where is. Use it to ask about the place one thing is in.
   - _Where's the nearest gas station from here?_
   - _Where's that report I asked for yesterday?_
2. Contraction of where has. — Contraction of where has.
   - Simple: Short form of where has. Use it to ask where something has gone or happened.
   - _Where's the time gone since we last spoke?_
   - _Where's she disappeared to since the meeting ended?_
3. Contraction of where does. *(colloquial)* — Contraction of where does.
   - Simple: Short form of where does. A casual way to ask where something happens.
   - _Where's she keep the spare batteries around here?_
   - _Where's this train go once it leaves the city?_
4. Contraction of where are. Nonstandard but common in speech. *(nonstandard)* — Contraction of where are.
   - Simple: Short form of where are. Common in casual speech, but in writing use where are.
   - _Where's my glasses? I just set them down here._
   - _Where's the tickets you printed out this morning?_

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/where-s (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).