wherever

/(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/
adverbconjunction

Where ever; an emphatic form of where.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adverb 3 meanings

  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.”

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

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

Conjunction 4 meanings

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

    “Wherever you go, I’ll find you.”

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

    “You can sit wherever you like.”

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

    “Add quotations wherever they are needed.”

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

    “She lives in Puddletown, wherever that is.”

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From where + -ever.

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WHEREVER at a glance

WHEREVER has 8 letters and scores 17 points in Scrabble (W 4 + H 4 + E 1 + R 1 + E 1 + V 4 + E 1 + R 1) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,483 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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