English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-wherever.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|�v�(r)

Etymology
From where + ever.

Adverb
en-adv|-

1. In or to whatever place; anywhere.

#:You can sit wherever you like.

1. In all places; everywhere.

#:Add quotations wherever they are needed

1. An emphatic form of where.

#:Wherever have you been, all my life?

Usage notes
In the emphatic form, wherever is strictly two words ("where ever") when used in questions, but "wherever" is common, especially in US usage.

Translations
trans-top|anywhere
Danish: hvor, hvor end
French: là où, n'importe où
trans-mid
Italian: dovunque followed by the subjunctive
trans-bottom

trans-top|everywhere
Danish: hvor
French: partout où
trans-mid
Italian: dovunque followed by the subjunctive, dappertutto
trans-bottom

trans-top|emphatic form of "where"
Danish: hvor, hvor i alverden
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Conjunction
en-conj

1. In or to all places or situations.

#:I see mistakes wherever I look

Translations
trans-top|in or to all places or situations
Danish: hvor end, hvor som helst, overalt hvor, hvorhen end
French: où que followed by the subjunctive
*wherever you look - où que vous regardiez
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Translations to be checked
ttbc|Spanish: doquier (1), dondequiera (1), donde sea (1), donde (2)

es:wherever
io:wherever
hu:wherever
pl:wherever
fi:wherever
ta:wherever
te:wherever
vi:wherever
zh:wherever

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