where is

Asking about position

Where is asks for the location of something or someone: Where is my phone?

Where is the nearest hospital?

In casual speech, it contracts to where's.

The phrase also appears in indirect questions: I don't know where is best to start.

It can express puzzlement about absence: Where is everybody?

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here · over there · there · nearby · around the corner · lost · lost and found · directions · map · searching · asking · look it up · hidden · needle in haystack · spot · position · seek · yonder

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G