wherever

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Also spelled wheresoever

US /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ UK /wɛəˈɹɛvə/ See IPA manual

Freq #2087

Meanings

1

conj
In, at, or to any place that.

You can sit wherever you like.
2

conj
In or to every place; in all situations.

Wherever you go, I will follow.
3

conj
Used to show you don't know where a place is.

She lives in Puddletown, wherever that is.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

everwhere

Word family

Related forms henceafterhenceforth henceforward henceforwardshencefromhereabout hereaboutshereabovehereafterhereaftershereagainsthereamong

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Proverbs (1)

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Wherever you go, there you are

Etymology

From where + ever.

Topics

Grammar & Function Words

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