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wherever.

Where ever; an emphatic form of where.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/General-American/wɛəˈɹɛvə/Received-Pronunciation

  1. Where ever; an emphatic form of where.

    interrogative · not-comparable
    Wherever have you been all my life?

  2. In, at or to any place that one likes or chooses.

    informal · not-comparable
    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.

  3. The place (no matter where) in, at or to which.

    not-comparable
    He's back from wherever he's been hiding.
    Go home to wherever you belong.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Germanic *hwaz Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Germanic *-r Proto-Germanic *hwar Proto-West Germanic *hwār Old English hwǣr Middle English wher English where Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu. Proto-Germanic *aiwaz Proto-West Germanic *aiwder. Old English ā Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Germanic *in Proto-West Germanic *in Old English in Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pérkus Proto-Germanic *ferhuzder.? Proto-Germanic *ferhwą Proto-West Germanic *ferh Old English feorh ? Old English ǣfre Middle English ever English ever English wherever From where + -ever.

conj/(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/General-American/wɛəˈɹɛvə/Received-Pronunciation

  1. Regardless of the place in, at or to which.

    Wherever you go, I’ll find you.

  2. In, at or to any place (that); anywhere.

    You can sit wherever you like.
    I'd follow you wherever you went.

  3. In, at or to all places or situations (that); everywhere.

    Add quotations wherever they are needed.
    I see mistakes wherever I look.

  4. Used to show that one does not know where someone or something is located.

    She lives in Puddletown, wherever that is.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Germanic *hwaz Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Germanic *-r Proto-Germanic *hwar Proto-West Germanic *hwār Old English hwǣr Middle English wher English where Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu. Proto-Germanic *aiwaz Proto-West Germanic *aiwder. Old English ā Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Germanic *in Proto-West Germanic *in Old English in Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pérkus Proto-Germanic *ferhuzder.? Proto-Germanic *ferhwą Proto-West Germanic *ferh Old English feorh ? Old English ǣfre Middle English ever English ever English wherever From where + -ever.

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