wherever

wher·ev·er  (hwâr-vr, wâr-)

adv.

1. In or to whatever place: used red pencil wherever needed.

2. Where: Wherever have you been so long? See Usage Note at whatever.

conj.

In or to whichever place or situation: He seems to make enemies wherever he goes.

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wherever [wɛərˈɛvə]

pron

1. at, in, or to every place or point which; where wherever she went, he would be there

2. (subordinating) in, to, or at whatever place wherever we go the weather is always bad

adv also where ever

1. no matter where I'll find you, wherever you are

2. Informal at, in, or to an unknown or unspecified place I'll go anywhere to escape: London, Paris, or wherever

3. an intensive form of where, used in questions wherever can they be?

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

wherever - where in the world wheresoever

Translations

wherever [wɛərˈevəʳ]

A. CONJ

1. (= no matter where) → dondequiera que
he follows me wherever I go → me sigue dondequiera que or por donde vaya
wherever you go I'll go too → (a)dondequiera que vayas or vayas donde vayas yo te acompañaré
wherever I am → (esté)donde esté
wherever they went they were cheered → les recibían con aplausos dondequiera que fueran or fueran a donde fueran
I'll buy them wherever they come from → los compraré no importa su procedencia, los compraré vengan de donde vengan

2. (= anywhere) → donde
sit wherever you like → siéntate donde te parezca bien
wherever possible → donde sea posible

B. ADV

1. in Madrid, London, or wherever → en Madrid, Londres o donde sea
he comes from Laxey, wherever that is → es de Laxey, a saber dónde está eso

2. (in questions) → ¿dónde demonios or diablos?
wherever did you put it? → ¿dónde demonios lo pusiste?
wherever can they have got to? → ¿dónde diablos se habrán metido?

wherever [^hwɛərˈɛvə^r]

adv (in questions) → où donc
Wherever have you been? → Où donc étais-tu?
Wherever did you get that idea? → Où donc as-tu été chercher ça?

conj → où que + subj
I hope that wherever they are now, they are together → J'espère que, où qu'il soient maintenant, ils sont ensemble.
Some people enjoy themselves wherever they are → Certaines personnes se plaisent où qu'elles soient.
Sit wherever you like
BUT Asseyez-vous où vous voulez.

wherever

conj

(= no matter where) → egal or einerlei wo, wo (auch) immer; wherever it came from → egal or einerlei or ganz gleich, woher es kommt, woher es auch kommt

(= anywhere, in or to whatever place) → wohin; we’ll go wherever you like → wir gehen, wohin Sie wollen; he comes from Bishopbriggs, wherever that is or may be → er kommt aus Bishopbriggs, wo auch immer das sein mag

(= everywhere) → überall wo; wherever you see this sign → überall, wo Sie dieses Zeichen sehen

adv → wo nur, wo bloß; wherever have I seen that before? → wo habe ich das nur or bloß schon gesehen?; wherever did you get that hat? → wo haben Sie nur or bloß diesen Hut her?; in London or Liverpool or wherever → in London oder Liverpool oder sonstwo

wherever [wɛərˈɛvəʳ]

1. conj → dovunque + sub
wherever you go I'll go too → dovunque tu vada andrò anch'io
wherever they went they were cheered → venivano acclamati dovunque andassero
Udine, wherever that is → un posto che non so dove sia ma che si chiama Udine
sit wherever you like → siediti dove vuoi

2. adv

a. in Naples, Florence, or wherever → a Napoli, Firenze o in qualche altro posto

b. (in questions) → dove
wherever did he put it? → dove (mai) l'ha messo?

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wherever [wɛərˈɛvəʳ]

1. conj → dovunque + sub
wherever you go I'll go too → dovunque tu vada andrò anch'io
wherever they went they were cheered → venivano acclamati dovunque andassero
Udine, wherever that is → un posto che non so dove sia ma che si chiama Udine
sit wherever you like → siediti dove vuoi

2. adv

a. in Naples, Florence, or wherever → a Napoli, Firenze o in qualche altro posto

b. (in questions) → dove
wherever did he put it? → dove (mai) l'ha messo?