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wherever

conjunction

  1. in whatever location
L14407 on Wikidata ↗

pronoun

  1. in, at, or to any place which
L1552771 on Wikidata ↗

adverb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ / /wɛəˈɹɛvə/

adv

Etymology: From where + ever.

  1. Where ever; an emphatic form of where.

    Wherever have you been all my life?

  2. 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.

  3. The place (no matter where) in, at or to which.

    He's back from wherever he's been hiding.

    Go home to wherever you belong.

conj

Etymology: From where + ever.

  1. Regardless of the place in, at or to which.

    Wherever you go, I’ll find you.

    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.

  2. In, at or to any place (that); anywhere.

    You can sit wherever you like.

    I'd follow you wherever you went.

  3. In, at or to all places or situations (that); everywhere.

    Add quotations wherever they are needed.

    I see mistakes wherever I look.

  4. Used to show that one does not know where someone or something is located.

    She lives in Puddletown, wherever that is.