Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
wherever en · ADV
Pronunciation
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- /wɛəˈɹɛvə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(interrogative, not-comparable) Where ever; an emphatic form of where.
Wherever have you been all my life?
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(informal, not-comparable) 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.
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(not-comparable, qualifier:fused relative) The place (no matter where) in, at or to which.
Go home to wherever you belong.
He's back from wherever he's been hiding.
Forms
Synonyms
everwhere
Translations (21)
ru где́ же (emphatic form of "where") · yi וווּ נישט איז (emphatic form of "where") · ru куда́ же (emphatic form of "where") · eo kien ajn (emphatic form of "where") · fi missä ihmeessä (emphatic form of "where") · yi וווּ סע זאָל נישט זײַן (emphatic form of "where") · de wo immer (emphatic form of "where") · yi וווּ נאָר (emphatic form of "where") · pl dokądże (emphatic form of "where") · nl waar toch (emphatic form of "where") · eo kie ajn (emphatic form of "where") · gd ge be àite (emphatic form of "where") · da hvor i alverden (emphatic form of "where") · bg къде (emphatic form of "where") · fi missä kummassa (emphatic form of "where") · ca onsevulla (emphatic form of "where") · bg накъде (emphatic form of "where") · fr où donc (emphatic form of "where") · da hvor (emphatic form of "where") · fi missä ikinä (emphatic form of "where") · pl gdzież (emphatic form of "where")
wherever en · CCONJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /wɛəˈɹɛvə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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Regardless of the place in, at or to which.
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.
1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XVII”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 28:Wherever you go, I’ll find you.
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In, at or to any place (that); anywhere.
I'd follow you wherever you went.
You can sit wherever you like.
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In, at or to all places or situations (that); everywhere.
Our charity has limited funds, but we help wherever we can.
I see mistakes wherever I look.
If the afternoon was fine they strolled together in the park, very slowly, and with pauses to draw breath wherever the ground sloped upward. The slightest effort made the patient cough.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XXIII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:Add quotations wherever they are needed.
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Used to show that one does not know where someone or something is located.
She lives in Puddletown, wherever that is.
Forms
Relateds
whereover · whitherever · wheresomever · thisaway · whencewards · therewith · thenceforwards · whereforth · hereto · hereagainst · thereagain · thereunto · wherebeside · thereafters · whereinabove · hereabout · hereaway · thencefrom · whereout · wheremid · hereon · hereout · thereinafter · whereup · therehence · herewithal · whereof · hereinafter · wherewith · whereinsoever · thereabout · whereaway · therefrom · therefore · thereacross · hereof · hereabove · thereinto · wherealong · whenceafter · whyfor · thereanent · hitherwards · wherefore · thereinunder · — · whensoever · thitherto · thataway · hitherunto · howso · wherearound · theretofore · herewith · thereby · whereto · wherehence · thereamong · thenceout · heremid · whereinbefore · therethrough · herefrom · whereabouts · whereamongst · thereat · whereunto · henceafter · whereinafter · thereup · thenceafter · hereinbefore · hereforwards · hereamong · whereagainst · hereupon · heretofore · whenabout · thereover · thereinbelow · therefor · whysoever · whereamong · wherefrom · herebefore · thatwise · whatsomedever · hitherward · whatsoever · hereinsoever · herefor · whatso · thereinabove · whitherso · hereby · whereupon · whereat · therealong · therethroughout · therebefore · thitherward · herewithout · thereforth · wherethrough · wherebetween · howbeit · whenso · herewithin · wherebeyond · howsoever · thereabouts · whenceforward · hereinbelow · whyso · whatever · whithertofore · thereof · herefore · therearound · hereabouts · wherefor · thereupon · hereforth · hereanent · whitherto · whencefrom · whereafters · whereinto · whereinunder · hereover · therebeside · hereafter · therewithal · whereinbelow · 1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form · whencever · hereunto · wherebefore · thiswise · henceforward · thenceforward · whenas · hencefrom · hereafters · thitherinsoever · thereon · thereout · howsomever · howsomedever · thereagainst · whereabove · hereinto · hereinunder · henceforth · thereamongst · whenceward · thereaway · whenceforth · therebetween · whereby · whereon · therever · whereafter · henceforwards · wheretofore · thereto · whitherinsoever · wheresoever · whitherwards · wherewithin · whereso · whyever · whatwise · thereinbefore · therewithin · wherewithout · however · whereanent · hereforward · thereafter · whereabout · thitherwards · whatsomever · thenceforth · wherewithal · hereinabove · whenabouts · hereat · hereinelsewhere · whitherward · herethroughout · whenever · therebeyond · therewithout · hitherto · thereabove · herethrough · whensomever · wherethroughout · theremid · herehence · whereas · theresoever
Translations (81)
zdj haina mahala (in any place, anywhere) · es adondequiera (whitherever) (in any place, anywhere) · el οπουδήποτε (in any place, anywhere) · la ubicumque (in any place, anywhere) · fi mihin ikinä (in any place, anywhere) · cs kdekoli (in any place, anywhere) · cmn 無論何處 /无论何处 (in any place, anywhere) · fi missä tahansa (in any place, anywhere) · ar حَيْثُمَا (in any place, anywhere) · ru где́ бы ни́ бы́ло (in any place, anywhere) · nl waar (in any place, anywhere) · de wo auch immer (in any place, anywhere) · pl wszędzie (in all places, everywhere) · fi missä vain (in all places, everywhere) · sh kudgod (in any place, anywhere) · pt onde quer que (in all places, everywhere) · non hvars (in any place, anywhere) · ms ke mana sahaja (in any place, anywhere) · fi missä ikinä (in all places, everywhere) · ru куда́ уго́дно (in any place, anywhere) · afb أي مكان (in any place, anywhere) · da hvor (in all places, everywhere) · ca onsevol (in any place, anywhere) · ru куда́ бы ни́ бы́ло (in any place, anywhere) · eo kie ajn (in any place, anywhere) · it dovunque (in any place, anywhere) · bg където и да е (in any place, anywhere) · it ovunque followed by the subjunctive (in all places, everywhere) · da hvor end (in any place, anywhere) · nl waar ook (in all places, everywhere) · no hvor enn (in any place, anywhere) · ms di mana-mana (in all places, everywhere) · gl xalundes (in all places, everywhere) · pt onde quer que (in any place, anywhere) · gd ge be àite (in all places, everywhere) · fr où (in any place, anywhere) · cs kamkoli (in any place, anywhere) · ar أَيْنَمَا (in any place, anywhere) · pl gdzie nie (in any place, anywhere) · fr là où (in any place, anywhere) · ms di mana jua (in any place, anywhere) · pl dokąd nie (in any place, anywhere) · ja どこでも (in any place, anywhere) · sh gdegod (in any place, anywhere) · gd ge be àite (in any place, anywhere) · pl dokądkolwiek (in any place, anywhere) · pl gdziekolwiek (in any place, anywhere) · el οπουδήποτε (in all places, everywhere) · es donde sea (in any place, anywhere) · da hvor (in any place, anywhere) · fr où que (in any place, anywhere) · fi missä vain (in any place, anywhere) · de wo immer (in any place, anywhere) · yo nibikibi (in all places, everywhere) · fi missä tahansa (in all places, everywhere) · pl dokąd tylko (in any place, anywhere) · gl nalgures (in any place, anywhere) · ar أَيْنَ (in any place, anywhere) · fr quelque part que (in any place, anywhere) · fi mihin tahansa (in any place, anywhere) · la ubiubi (in any place, anywhere) · ru где́ бы ни (in any place, anywhere) · bg навсякъде където (in all places, everywhere) · ca onsevulga (in any place, anywhere) · ru куда́ бы ни (in any place, anywhere) · ru где уго́дно (in any place, anywhere) · it dappertutto (in all places, everywhere) · afb وين ما كان (in any place, anywhere) · es dondequiera (in any place, anywhere) · ca onsevulla (in any place, anywhere) · fi mihin vain (in any place, anywhere) · ms ke mana jua (in any place, anywhere) · pl gdzie tylko (in any place, anywhere) · ru везде́ (in all places, everywhere) · ms di mana sahaja (in any place, anywhere) · pdt wua'emma (in any place, anywhere) · fr partout où (in all places, everywhere) · fi missä ikinä (in any place, anywhere) · nl waar ook (in any place, anywhere) · ja どこでも (in all places, everywhere) · ru повсю́ду (in all places, everywhere)