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  • 1Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? — is one of Paul Gauguin s most famous paintings. Gauguin inscribed this title in French in the upper left corner: D où Venons Nous / Que Sommes Nous / Où Allons Nous ; in the upper right corner he signed and dated the painting: P. Gauguin / 1897… …

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  • 2where — [ wer, hwer ] function word *** Where can be used in the following ways: as a question adverb (introducing a direct or indirect question): Where are you going? I wonder where she lives. as a relative adverb (referring back to a noun and… …

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  • 3where */*/*/ — UK [weə(r)] / US [wer] / US [hwer] adverb, conjunction Summary: Where can be used in the following ways: as a question adverb (introducing a direct or indirect question): Where are you going? ♦ I wonder where she lives. as a relative adverb… …

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  • 4where — W1S1 [weə US wer] adv, conj, pron [: Old English; Origin: hwAr] 1.) in or to which place ▪ Where are you going? ▪ Where do they live? ▪ Do you know where my glasses are? ▪ Where would you like to sit? where (...) to/from ▪ Where have you come… …

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  • 5come — 1 /kVm/ verb past tense came past participle come MOVE 1 (I) a word meaning to move towards someone, or to visit or arrive at a place, used when the person speaking or the person listening is in that place: Come a little closer. | Sarah s coming… …

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  • 6Where's Charley? — Infobox Musical name= Where s Charley? subtitle= caption= Logo music= Frank Loesser lyrics= Frank Loesser book= George Abbott basis= Brandon Thomas s play Charley s Aunt productions= 1948 Broadway 1952 Film 1958 West End awards= Where s Charley?… …

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  • 7where — /hwair, wair/, adv. 1. in or at what place?: Where is he? Where do you live? 2. in what position or circumstances?: Where do you stand on this question? Without money, where are you? 3. in what particular respect, way, etc.?: Where does this… …

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  • 8WHERE — adv., conj., pron., & n. interrog.adv. 1 in or to what place or position? (where is the milk?; where are you going?). 2 in what direction or respect? (where does the argument lead?; where does it concern us?). 3 in what book etc.?; from whom?… …

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  • 9where — [[t](h)wɛər, wɛər[/t]] adv. 1) in or at what place?: Where is he? Where do you live?[/ex] 2) in what position or circumstances?: Where do you stand on this question? Without money, where are you?[/ex] 3) in what particular respect, way, etc.?:… …

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