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What does wherever mean?

Definitions for wherever
ʰwɛərˈɛv ər, wɛər-wher·ev·er

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word wherever.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. wherever, wheresoeveradverb

    where in the world

Wiktionary

  1. whereveradverb

    In or to whatever place; anywhere.

    You can sit wherever you like.

  2. whereveradverb

    In all places; everywhere.

    Add quotations wherever they are needed

  3. whereveradverb

    where.

    Wherever have you been, all my life?

  4. whereverconjunction

    In or to all places or situations.

    I see mistakes wherever I look

  5. Etymology: From where + ever.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Whereveradverb

    At whatsoever place.

    Etymology: where and ever.

    Which to avenge on him they dearly vow’d,
    Wherever that on ground they mought him find. Fa. Queen.

    Him serve, and fear!
    Of other creatures, as him pleases best,
    Wherever plac’d, let him dispose. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

    Not only to the sons of Abraham’s loins
    Salvation shall be preach’d; but to the sons
    Of Abraham’s faith, wherever through the world. John Milton.

    Where-e’er thy navy spreads her canvas wings,
    Homage to thee, and peace to all she brings. Edmund Waller.

    The climate, about thirty degrees, may pass for the Hesperides of our age, whatever or where-ever the other was. William Temple.

    He cannot but love virtue, wherever it is. Francis Atterbury.

    Wherever he hath receded from the Mosaick account of the earth, he hath receded from nature and matter of fact. John Woodward.

    Wherever William Shakespeare has invented, he is greatly below the novelist; since the incidents he has added are neither necessary nor probable. Shakespeare Illustrated.

ChatGPT

  1. wherever

    Wherever is an adverb that refers to any place or location, indicating the absence of specific constraints or limitations regarding the location. It implies that something can happen, be found, or exist at any location or in any circumstance.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Whereveradverb

    at or in whatever place; wheresoever

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'wherever' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4448

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'wherever' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2009

  3. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'wherever' in Adverbs Frequency: #278

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of wherever in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of wherever in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of wherever in a Sentence

  1. Yazid Elayan:

    Amman was one of the biggest Roman cities and it has one of the largest baths ... Wherever one excavates in Amman, antiquities can be found.

  2. Bill Maher:

    What a sad commentary on our politics. We're simply acknowledging reality is now seen as a profile in courage, people sometimes say to me, ‘You know, you didn’t use to make fun of the left as much.' Yeah, because they didn't give me so much to work with. The oath of office I took was to comedy. And if you do goofy s---, wherever you are in the spectrum, I'm going to make fun of you because that's where the gold is. And the fact that they are laughing at it should tell you something- it rings true.

  3. Jessica Lynch:

    I think, 'Really, Lori, stop making it rain,' i still think she's sprinkling safe travels wherever I go.

  4. Dejan Ilijevski:

    The best way to implement the key principles is with low management fee index funds, which help you diversify, minimize costs, stay disciplined and capture market returns wherever they may occur,” says Dejan Ilijevski, president at Sabela Capital Markets in Munster, Indiana.

  5. David Axelrod:

    He has made it a strategy to mine these differences, mine these divisions, David Axelrod this issue of race, which has coursed through our politics and our society from the beginning if our history, but is a galvanizing issue for a portion of his base, he's decided to play base politics, and wherever he can he seems to want to light that fuse. And that has emboldened others to voice racist views.

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  • أينماArabic
  • onsevulla, onsevulga, onsevolCatalan, Valencian
  • hvor, hvor end, hvor i alverdenDanish
  • wo auch immerGerman
  • οπουδήποτεGreek
  • kie ajnEsperanto
  • adondequieraSpanish
  • [[missä]] [[ikinä]], [[missä]] [[kummassa]], [[missä]] [[vain]], [[missä]] [[ihmeessä]], [[missä]] [[tahansa]]Finnish
  • n'importe où, partout où, là oùFrench
  • ge be àiteScottish Gaelic
  • dovunque, dappertuttoItalian
  • どこでもJapanese
  • ke mana jua, di mana sahaja, di mana jua, ke mana sahaja, di mana-manaMalay
  • waar toch, waar, waar ookDutch
  • onde quer quePortuguese
  • везде́, где, [[где́]] [[бы]] ([[то]]) [[ни́]] [[быть, [[куда́]] [[уго́дно]], повсю́ду, [[где]] [[уго́дно]], [[куда́]] [[бы]] ([[то]]) [[ни́]] [[быть, [[куда́]] [[бы]] [[ни]], [[где́]] [[бы]] [[ни]], кудаRussian
  • gdegod, kudgodSerbo-Croatian
  • ఎక్కడTelugu

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