whereabout

[ hwair-uh-bout, wair- ]

adverb

1. whereabouts.

Word History and Origins

Origin of whereabout¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; where, about

Example Sentences

Skydweller will be able to carry payloads of up to 800 pounds—and they’ll most likely consist of radar and camera equipment, as the US Navy is funding a demo of the aircraft as a surveillance tool for monitoring the whereabouts of ships.

From Singularity Hub 

In some cases, the conservator assumes responsibility for the vulnerable person’s finances or their “person” — their daily activities and whereabouts.

From Washington Post

Under the traditional manual approach, investigators looking for people who may have been infected ask patients to trace their whereabouts and activities through phone calls and interviews.

From MIT Technology Review

She made an app called Just Us that allows people stopped by police to instantly start live-streaming while letting trusted contacts know about their whereabouts.

From Washington Post

As for Luna 3, the actual probe that photographed the far side of the moon, its whereabouts are “not quite clear,” Krebs, the space historian, wrote in an email to me.

From MIT Technology Review

Might I be permitted most respectfully to inquire whereabout this same old Starosty may be located?

From Project Gutenberg

The lawyer then sent for Mr. Sharp, the officer before employed, and commissioned him to track the young man's whereabout.

From Project Gutenberg

Lucretia had none of the sweet feminine habits which betray so lovelily the whereabout of women.

From Project Gutenberg

And in another moment Mrs. Mivers was heard bustling, scolding, till all trace of her whereabout was gone from the eyes of Helen.

From Project Gutenberg

Does any one wish to know whereabout on this rolling sphere Rice Corner is situated?

From Project Gutenberg