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View synonyms for wherever

wherever

[ wair-ev-er, hwair- ]

conjunction

  1. in, at, or to whatever place.
  2. in any case or condition:

    wherever it is heard of.



adverb

  1. where? (used emphatically):

    Wherever did you find that?

wherever

/ wɛərˈɛvə /

pronoun

  1. at, in, or to every place or point which; where

    wherever she went, he would be there

  2. subordinating in, to, or at whatever place

    wherever we go the weather is always bad

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adverb

  1. no matter where

    I'll find you, wherever you are

  2. informal.
    at, in, or to an unknown or unspecified place

    I'll go anywhere to escape: London, Paris, or wherever

  3. an intensive form of where, used in questions

    wherever can they be?

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wherever1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English hwǣr ǣfre. See where, ever
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Example Sentences

Wherever he travels, Václav Klaus can be assured a welcome reception from likeminded free marketers.

“We are just displaced, but we are still in positions to attack wherever we want,” said Jihad Yar Wazir.

Also in Germany, he made The Mountain Eagle, which was set, Hitchcock recalled, “in Old Kentucky, wherever that might be.”

This is just the way we consume TV now: our favorite shows, whenever we want them, wherever we want them.

Its award-winning Sling technology allows consumers to take their live and recorded TV with them wherever they want.

He was fond of the pathetic, but the humorous moved him most, and his lively gifts were welcome wherever we went.

It was rather a nuisance, too, to find that wherever he went he excited a considerable amount of attention.

He promised the king that wherever he should land in places not discovered before, there he would plant the flag of Spain.

And wherever the Covenant of God will be taken hold upon by men returning to him, the whole heart will be engaged.

Wherever feasible, I have preferred to let Tchaikovsky himself tell the story of his life.

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