ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Wherever

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ · Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Wherever is an adverb meaning (interrogative) Where ever; an emphatic form of where.

Meaning

(interrogative) Where ever; an emphatic form of where.

More Meanings

  1. (informal) In, at or to any place that one likes or chooses.
  2. (fused relative) The place (no matter where) in, at or to which.
  3. Regardless of the place in, at or to which.
  4. In, at or to any place (that); anywhere.
  5. In, at or to all places or situations (that); everywhere.
  6. Used to show that one does not know where someone or something is located.

Example Sentences

You can sit wherever you like.
Go home to wherever you belong.
Wherever you go, I’ll find you.
Wherever have you been all my life?

Word Forms

Synonyms for wherever

Depending on context, synonyms include everwhere.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include anyplace, anywhere, whenever, elsewhere, everywhere, where.

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