wherever

From where +‎ ever

• (General American) IPA^(key): /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /wɛəˈɹɛvə/

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• Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ)

wherever (not comparable)

1. An emphatic form of where.

   Wherever have you been all my life?

• Used emphatically, wherever may be two words (where ever) when used in questions, though the single word is more common, especially in US usage.

wherever

1. In or to whatever place; anywhere.

   You can sit wherever you like.

2. In all places; everywhere.

   Add quotations wherever they are needed.

   I see mistakes wherever I look.

   • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 23, in The Mirror and the Lamp:

     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.

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