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wherever

wherever

815 1.0
In any place you are or go
  • adverb
  • /wɛrˈɛvər/
translation icon : dondequiera que
  • We have proved that wherever Afghan and coalition forces focus their efforts, they make progress.
  • wherever possible
  • go wherever
  • wherever you want

You can see it wherever it's posted on.

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Examples

  • May all travelers find happiness wherever they go.

    Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

  • Home is where we are and wherever life takes you.

  • People can find that wherever fine books are sold.

  • The book is Life Force available wherever you buy books.

    Rich Roll

  • The best wine comes from home, wherever it is.

    Spartacus (1960)

  • So check it out wherever you stream your music.

  • Now, we go out and recruit them wherever and whenever we can.

    Academic text (2008)

  • In these days we English must cling together, wherever we may be -Amen!

    The Exile (1947)

  • You can sit wherever you want, you're the only one on the manifest.

    Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

  • You can purchase fresh fruits wherever they are sold in the market.

Synonyms

anywhere
vswherever
∞ 1.0

In or at any place that is not a particular one

is used to mean any place within a condition or clause
everywhere
vswherever
∞ 1.0

In all places

refers instead to any place under a condition not all places together
anyplace
vswherever
  • US
45 1.5

In or to any place

is used for locations mentioned as part of a condition or situation
everyplace
vswherever
  • US
1 2.0

In all places

focuses on individual conditional locations rather than all places together
wheresoever
vswherever
  • Archaic
1 9.9

In any place a person goes

is the same meaning but in an alternative form

Idioms

wherever you go, there you are
  • Informal
9.8

You cannot escape yourself or your problems by moving to another place

Surface Forms

wherever positive

Morphology

wherever = where + ever (transparent) = where + ever

The meaning 'at any place' is directly derived from 'where' + 'ever' ('ever' as an indefinite element), so the relation is clear to learners.

Etymology

Wherever is made from where + ever, so it means 'at any place that'; think of whenever, which uses ever to mean 'at any time that'. That's why wherever is used when you mean 'no matter what place' or 'in any place'.