wherever

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛvə(r)

Etymology

From where + ever.

Adverb

wherever (not comparable)

1. In or to whatever place; anywhere.

   You can sit wherever you like.

2. In all places; everywhere.

   Add quotations wherever they are needed

3. An emphatic form of where.

   Wherever have you been, all my life?

Usage notes

• In the emphatic form, wherever is strictly two words ("where ever") when used in questions, but "wherever" is common, especially in US usage.

Translations

anywhere

Danish: hvor, hvor end Esperanto: kie ajn (eo) French: là où, n'importe où German: wo auch immer (de)

Italian: dovunque followed by the subjunctive Scottish Gaelic: ge be àite (gd) Serbian: kudgod, gdegod

everywhere

Danish: hvor (da) Dutch: ergens (nl) French: partout où

Italian: dovunque followed by the subjunctive, dappertutto Scottish Gaelic: ge be àite (gd)

emphatic form of "where"

Danish: hvor, hvor i alverden

Scottish Gaelic: ge be àite (gd)

Conjunction

wherever

1. In or to all places or situations.

   I see mistakes wherever I look

Translations

in or to all places or situations

Danish: hvor end, hvor som helst, overalt hvor, hvorhen end Dutch: overal waar (nl) French: où que followed by the subjunctive wherever you look - où que vous regardiez

Scottish Gaelic: ge be àite (gd)

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Spanish: doquier (1), dondequiera (1), donde sea (1), donde (2)

See also

• thereabout, thereafter, thereagainst, thereat, thereby, therefor, therefore, therefrom, therein, thereinafter, thereof, thereon, thereto, theretofore, thereunder, thereunto, thereupon, therewith, therewithal
• hereabout, hereafter, hereat, hereby, herein, hereinafter, hereinbefore, hereinto, hereof, hereon, hereto, heretofore, hereunto, hereunder, hereupon, herewith
• whereabouts, whereas, whereafter, whereat, whereby, wherefore, wherefrom, wherein, whereinto, whereof, whereon, whereto, whereunder, whereupon, wherever, wherewith, wherewithal