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everywhere en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)wɛɹ/ (US)
  • /ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)weə(ɹ)/ (UK)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English eauerihwer, from Old English æfre + gehwær. By surface analysis, every + where.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) In or to all locations under discussion.
    • We went everywhere at the school - we talked to all the teachers in their classrooms.
    • He delivers the mail everywhere on this street.
    • Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins. For each one there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you. 2013 June 22, “Snakes and ladders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 76:
  2. (colloquial, excessive, not-comparable) In or to a few or more locations.
    • When I shop for shoes, I like to look everywhere.
    • I've looked everywhere in the house and still can't find my glasses.
    • Flutters of excitement were everywhere apparent. 1928, Charles Francis Stocking, The Identity of Douglas Bain, Maestro Company, page 239:
    • We went to Europe last year and went everywhere: Berlin, Paris, London, and Madrid.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
everwhere US, alternative, dialectal lexicographic
e'rywhere US, alternative, dialectal lexicographic
e'erywhere US, alternative, dialectal lexicographic
every where alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Antonyms

nowhere

Deriveds

everywhere else · it's everywhere · almost everywhere · here, there and everywhere · everywhereness · everyware

Relateds

everyone · anywhere · somewhere · everything · nowhere · every which where · everybody

Translations (116)

mi i whea, i whea (at all places) · is alls staðar (at all places) · sh свуда (at all places) · uk всю́ди (at all places) · mi ki whea, ki whea (at all places) · gl xalundes (at all places) · vec inpartut (at all places) · io omnaloke (at all places) · mr सर्व ठिकाणी (at all places) · no overalt (at all places) · ko 어디에나 (at all places) · pt por todo lado (at all places) · sv överallt (at all places) · grc πανταχοῦ (at all places) · ru повсю́ду (at all places) · sw kila mahali (at all places) · uk скрізь (at all places) · mfe partou (at all places) · sa सर्वत्र (at all places) · nv tʼáá ałtsogóó (at all places) · it ovunque (at all places) · pdt aulawäajen (at all places) · fr partout (at all places) · ca a tot arreu (at all places) · sq tâna ânt (at all places) · ba бөтә урында (at all places) · is hvarvetna (at all places) · is allstaðar (at all places) · gd anns gach àite (at all places) · es todos lados (at all places) · mk насекаде (at all places) · ca pertot (at all places) · hu mindenhol (at all places) · kmr herder (at all places) · mi ki hea, ki hea (at all places) · af oral (at all places) · vi mọi nơi (at all places) · sva ჩია̈̄გ (at all places) · ht toupatou (at all places) · fa همهجا (at all places) · mt kullimkien (at all places) · is út um allt (at all places) · be усю́ды (at all places) · el παντού (at all places) · ka ყოველგან (at all places) · uk повсю́ди (at all places) · da overalt (at all places) · gu બધે (at all places) · fo allastaðni (at all places) · fa هرجا (at all places) · es por doquier (at all places) · ur ہَر جَگَہ (at all places) · ja どこでも (at all places) · ur ہَرْجا (at all places) · bg навсякъде (at all places) · is á hverju strái (at all places) · yi אומעטום (at all places) · gd a h-uile h-àite (at all places) · gag herer (at all places) · pt em toda parte (at all places) · apw dáhotʼéhé (at all places) · sk všade (at all places) · hi हर जगह (at all places) · alt кайда-даа (at all places) · sl povsod (at all places) · crh er yerde (at all places) · alt ар јерде (at all places) · ba бөтә ерҙә (at all places) · yue 度度 (at all places) · es por doquiera (at all places) · sq kudo (at all places) · hy ամենուրեք (at all places) · tr her yerde (at all places) · fi kaikkialla (at all places) · ru всю́ду (at all places) · la ubīque (at all places) · eo ĉie (at all places) · chr ᏂᎬᎢ (at all places) · it dappertutto (at all places) · ar فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ (at all places) · id di mana-mana (at all places) · ang ǣġhwǣr (at all places) · cy pobman (at all places) · kmr li her derê (at all places) · hu mindenütt (at all places) · fr à tous les coins de rue (at all places) · es todo lugar (at all places) · es dondequiera (at all places) · pl wszędzie (at all places) · mi i hea, i hea (at all places) · hy ամենուր (at all places) · cmn 到處 /到处 (at all places) · be ўсю́ды (at all places) · sh svugdje (at all places) · cs všude (at all places) · fi kaikkialta (at all places) · ru везде́ (at all places) · ckb ھەمو شوێن (at all places) · bn সব জায়গা (at all places) · dsb wšuźi (at all places) · nl overal (at all places) · ba һәр ерҙә (at all places) · ia ubique (at all places) · ba һәр ҡайҙа (at all places) · got 𐍈𐌰𐍂𐌿𐌷 (at all places) · tr her yer (at all places) · ka ყველგან (at all places) · es por todas partes (at all places) · rsk вшадзи (at all places) · ml എല്ലായിടത്തും (at all places) · ms mana-mana (at all places) · sh svuda (at all places) · fi kaikkialle (at all places) · de überall (at all places) · mr सगळीकडे (at all places) · uk усю́ди (at all places)

everywhere en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)wɛɹ/ (US)
  • /ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)weə(ɹ)/ (UK)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English eauerihwer, from Old English æfre + gehwær. By surface analysis, every + where.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) All places or locations.
    • I went out to get some groceries, but everywhere was closed.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
every where alternative, obsolete lexicographic
everwhere US, alternative, dialectal lexicographic
e'rywhere US, alternative, dialectal lexicographic
e'erywhere US, alternative, dialectal lexicographic

Relateds

quantifier