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Wherever

//(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ// adv, conj, slang

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Where ever; an emphatic form of where. interrogative, not-comparable

    "Wherever have you been all my life?"

  2. 2
    In, at or to any place that one likes or chooses. informal, not-comparable

    "I don't care what you do with it; just put it wherever."

  3. 3
    The place (no matter where) in, at or to which. not-comparable

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

Adverb
  1. 1
    where in the world; location, singular, elective existential pronoun wordnet
Conjunction
  1. 1
    Regardless of the place in, at or to which.

    "Wherever you go, I’ll find you."

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

    "You can sit wherever you like."

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

    "Add quotations wherever they are needed."

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

    "She lives in Puddletown, wherever that is."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From where + ever.

Etymology 2

From where + ever.

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