Verbleib

Verbleib is a German noun (masculine) referring to the place where a person, an object, or an entity is currently located or remains over a period. The term emphasizes the status of being somewhere rather than the act of moving, and is commonly translated as "whereabouts" or "current location."

Derived from the prefix ver- and bleiben (to stay), Verbleib describes the state of staying in a place. It is distinct from but related to Aufenthaltsort (place of residence) and Standort (location), and is often used in more formal or reporting contexts rather than everyday speech.

In journalism and law, Verbleib is used to specify the known or unknown location of a person or object, such as the Verbleib des Vermissten (the missing person’s whereabouts) or the Verbleib eines Pakets. In administrative language it may denote the current location of a dossier or a vehicle.

Examples: "Der Verbleib des Beschuldigten ist derzeit unbekannt." "Der Verbleib des Pakets konnte bestätigt werden."

Related terms include Aufenthaltsort, Standort, and Aufenthaltsstatus; in English, the equivalents are whereabouts or current location.