wherever
conjunction
- in whatever location
pronoun
- in, at, or to any place which
adverb
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Pronunciation: /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ / /wɛəˈɹɛvə/
adv
Etymology: From where + ever.
- Where ever; an emphatic form of where.
“Wherever have you been all my life?”
- In, at or to any place that one likes or chooses.
“I don't care what you do with it; just put it wherever.”
“Where do you want to have lunch? — Wherever; I don't mind.”
- The place (no matter where) in, at or to which.
“He's back from wherever he's been hiding.”
“Go home to wherever you belong.”
conj
Etymology: From where + ever.
- Regardless of the place in, at or to which.
“Wherever you go, I’ll find you.”
“Henceforth, wherever thou may’st roam, My blessing, like a line of light, Is on the waters day and night, And like a beacon guards thee home.”
- In, at or to any place (that); anywhere.
“You can sit wherever you like.”
“I'd follow you wherever you went.”
- In, at or to all places or situations (that); everywhere.
“Add quotations wherever they are needed.”
“I see mistakes wherever I look.”
- Used to show that one does not know where someone or something is located.
“She lives in Puddletown, wherever that is.”