wherever

wher·ev·er

 (wâr-ĕv′ər, hwâr-)

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

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

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

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

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wher•ev•er

(ʰwɛərˈɛv ər, wɛər-)

conj.

1. in, at, or to whatever place.

2. in any case or condition: wherever it is heard of.

adv.

3. where? (used emphatically): Wherever did you find that?

[before 1000]

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wherever

1. used in place clauses

You use wherever in place clauses to say that something happens or is true in every place where something else happens or is true.

These plants grow wherever there is enough light.

Wherever I looked, I saw broken glass.

You can also use wherever to say that something is true and that it does not matter what place is involved.

Wherever it is, I can't find it.

2. used with 'possible'

Wherever is sometimes used in front of adjectives such as possible and practicable. When it is used like this, it has a similar meaning to 'when' or 'whenever'.

Experts agree that, wherever possible, children should enjoy learning.

3. used in questions

Wherever is sometimes used when asking a question, to express surprise.

Wherever did you get that idea?

Wherever have you been?

However, many people consider this form to be incorrect, and it is better to write where ever as two separate words.

Where ever did you get that hat?

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

wherever - where in the world wheresoever

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Translations

أيْنَما، أي مَكانحَيْثُما، أيْنَما

hvor i alverdenhvor som helsthvorendligegyldigt hvor

wo auch immer

οπουδήποτε

dondedonde seadondequieradondequiera queadondequiera

n’importe oùn'importe oùoù

ahova csakakárholbárhova

hvarhvert semhvert sem, hvar sem

dovunque

hvor i all verdenhvorhen

kamkoľvekkde, prebohatam kam/kde

kamorkoli

her nereye/neredeneredenerede/nereye/neresi ...-seneredennereye

任何地方无论在哪里究竟在哪里

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?

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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.

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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

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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?

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where

(weə) adverb

(to or in) which place (?). Where are you going (to)?; Do you know where we are?; Where does he get his ideas from?; We asked where to find a good restaurant. waarheen أين، إلى أيْن къде onde kam, kde, odkud wo hvor πούdónde kus, kuhu کجا missä, minne oûאיפה कहां gdje hol?, hová?, merre? ke mana, di mana, dari mana hvert, hvar, hvaðan dove どこで 위치를 물어) 어디에 kur kur di manakah waarhvorgdzie, dokądonde unde куда; где kam, kde, odkiaľ kje, kam gde var, vart ที่ไหน nerede, nereye 何處 де, куди کہاں ở đâu 哪里

relative pronoun

((to or in) the place) to or in which. It's nice going on holiday to a place where you've been before; This is the town where I was born; It's still where it was; I can't see him from where I am. waar, van waar حيْثُ، حيثُما където onde kde wo hvor όπου, εκεί ή εδώ που donde (seal) kus, (sinna) kus که missä oû אֵיפֹה ש- जहां kamo, gdje ahol; ahova di tempat þar sem ～するところの (관계 대명사) …하는 바의 (장소) kur kur di mana waardergdzieonde unde которыи; где kde kjer gde där, den plats där ที่ซึ่ง ...diği yer(d)e(n) (關係代詞)該處 де کس جگہ nơi mà 在...的地方

ˌwhereaˈbouts adverb

near or in what place(?). Whereabouts is it?; I don't know whereabouts it is. waar في أي مَكان، قُرْب أي مَكان откъде em que sítio / de onde é kde asi wo ungefähr hvor πού; dónde kus (kandis) جاى تقريبى missä päin oûהיכן कहां u blizini, gdje hol? di mana hvar dove, どのあたりに 어느 곳(언저리)에 kur [] kur di mana waarhvor gdzież em que sítio unde; pe unde где kde asi kje približno boravište var någonstans, var ungefär ที่ไหน nerede, nereye, nerelerde, nerelere 靠近或在何處 де?; біля якого місця? کہاں ở gần nơi nào 靠近哪里

ˈwhereabouts noun singular or plural

the place where a person or thing is. I don't know his whereabouts. ligging, waar hy is مَكان وُجود الشَّخْص أو الشَّيء местонахождение paradeiro / onde / em que lugar místo pobytu der Aufenthaltsort opholdssted το μέρος όπου βρίσκεται κπ. paradero asupaik جاییکه olinpaikka lieu oû se trouve (qqn/qqch.) מְקוֹם הִימַצאוֹ पता-ठिकाना negdje, otprilike negdje hollét tempatnya berada dvalarstaður luogo 居場所 (사람, 사물의 대략적인) 소재, 위치, 거처 buvimo vieta aptuvena atrašanās vieta tempat seseorang berada verblijfplaatstilholdssted miejsce pobytu paradeiro locul cuiva/a ceva местонахождение miesto pobytu bivališče boravište uppehållsort, tillhåll, [jag vet inte var han] håller hus ตำแหน่งที่ตั้ง bulunduğu yer 下落 місце перебування کس مقام پر nơi ở 下落

whereˈas conjunction

when in fact; but on the other hand. He thought I was lying, whereas I was telling the truth. maar, in teenstelling بينَما، في حين أنَّ от друга страна enquanto zatímco wohingegen hvorimod ενώ cuando de hecho; pero aga (tegelikult), kuna aga در حاليکه kun taas tandis que בְּעוֹד שֶׁ- क्योंकि a zapravo jóllehet, pedig padahal en .{{TH}}.{{TH}}. hins vegar, en .{{TH}}.{{TH}}. aftur á móti mentre ～であるのに …임에 비하여, 실은 o tuo tarpu turpretim sedangkan terwijl mens ... faktisk/derimot podczas gdy enquanto în timp ce; când de fapt тогда как; хотя zatiaľ čo medtem ko dok medan däremot ในทางตรงกันข้าม oysa 但實際上 тоді як حالانکہ 面，却

whereˈby relative pronoun

by which. waarvolgens عن طَريق، بواسِطَة، وفِقا لِ чрез pelo qual čímž, pomocí čeho durch welche/n/s hvorved με τον οποίο por el/la/lo cual mille abil توسط jonka avulla par quoi; par quel moyen... לְפִיו जिससे pri čemu ami által oleh apa með/samkvæmt hverju (da che cosa), (per mezzo di che cosa) それによって～するところの (그것에 의하여) …하는 su kurio pagalba ar ko; kā yang dengannya waarmeehvorved za pomocą którego pelo qual prin care посредством чего čím, pomocou čoho s čimer pomoću čega varigenom, varmed โดยทาง ki bununla, ki onun vasıtasıyla (關係代詞)透過該事物 біля чого?; за допомогою чого? کس بات سے nhờ đó 靠什么

ˌwhereuˈpon conjunction

at or after which time, event etc. He insulted her, whereupon she slapped him. en toe عِنْدَئِذٍ، بعد ذلِك، من ثَمَّ след това em consequência načež worauf hvorpå οπότε και, και πάνω εκεί después de lo cual misjärel که در نتيجه ان minkä johdosta après quoi; et sur ce וְאָז किसपर, जिसपर našto, zbog čega (a)mire kemudian, sesudah mana, lalu að svo búnu (al che), (dopo di che) そこで 그래서 po to pēc kā; uz ko lalu, maka waarop, waarnaderetter, hvorpå po czym em consequência după care после чего; тогда na čo nakar posle čega varpå, varefter หลังจากที่ ondan sonradır ki, bunun üzerine 因此，於是 після чого; внаслідок чого اس کے بعد và rồi thì 因此，于是

wherˈever relative pronoun

1. no matter where. I'll follow you wherever you may go; Wherever he is he will be thinking of you. waar jy ook al حَيْثُما، أيْنَما навсякъде където seja onde for que / não importa onde / por toda a parte onde kamkoli, kdekoli wo auch immer hvorend; ligegyldigt hvor οπουδήποτε (a)donde quiera que..., esté donde esté... kus iganes, kuhu iganes هرکجا missä tahansa n'importe/partout oû אֵיפֹה ש- जहां कहीं gdje god akárhol, bárhol; bárhova di mana saja hvert sem, hvar sem dovunque どこに～しようとも 어디에(어디로) …하든지 kur tik kur vien ke mana saja waar ... ook hvor som helst, hvor ... enn dokądkolwiek, gdziekolwiek seja onde for que oriunde в любом месте; где бы ни было kamkoľvek, kdekoľvek kamorkoli, kjerkoli gde god varhelst, varthelst, var (vart) ... än ไม่ว่าที่ใดก็ตาม (her) nerede/nereye/neresi ...-se 無論何處 де б не; куди б не جہاں بھی bất cứ nơi nào 无论在哪里

2. (to or in) any place that. Go wherever he tells you to go. waar ook al أيْنَما، أي مَكان навсякъде para onde tam kam, tam kde ganz gleich wo hvor som helst όπουadonde, donde ükskõik kus, ükskõik kuhu هرجا minne hyvänsä oû בְּכָל/לְכָל מָקוֹם कहीं भी kamo god ahova csak ke mana saja hvert sem dovunque ～するところならどこでも ...하는 곳은 어디라도 kur tik kur vien ke mana saja waar ... ook hvorhen dokądkolwiek, gdziekolwiek para onde (acolo) unde куда бы ни tam, kam / kde kamorkoli, kjerkoli gde god varhelst, varthelst, var (vart) ... än ที่ใดก็ตาม her nereye/nerede 任何地方 де б не; куди б не جس جگہ بھی bất cứ nơi nào 任何地方

adverb

(also where ever) used in questions or exclamations to express surprise etc. Wherever did she get that hat? waar op aarde تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّعْبير عن التَّعَجُّب والمُفاجأه بِمَعْنى: أين؟ откъде onde kde proboha wo (denn) nur hvor i alverden που στην ευχή; dónde kustkohast (ometi) هرکجا missä ihmeestä mais oû donc אֵיפֶה שֶׁלא יִהיֶה कहां gdje li hova? dari mana hvar (í ósköpunum) (dove mai/diamine) 一体どこで 도대체 어디서 kurgi kur gan dari mana waar ... in godsnaam hvor i all verden gdzież onde oare de unde где kde, preboha kje neki gde li var (vart) i all sin dar (världen) ...? ใช้ในการถามแสดงความแปลกใจ nereden, nereye, nerede 究竟在哪裡 де тільки? کہاں سے ở đâu 究竟在哪里

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