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Anywhere vs Anywhence - What's the difference?

anywhere | anywhence |

As adverbs the difference between anywhere and anywhence

is that anywhere is in or at any location or an unknown location while anywhence is from anywhere.

As a pronoun anywhere

is any location or an unknown location.

anywhere

English

Adverb

(-)
  • In or at any location or an unknown location.
    • I don't know where I left my keys. They could be anywhere .
    I'd rather be anywhere else.
  • To (in the direction of) any location or an unknown location.
    • Anywhere you go in France, there will be bread and wine with dinner .
    I'm staying home today. I'm not going anywhere .
    Are you going anywhere special this weekend?

    Related terms

    (terms related to anywhere) * everywhere * nowhere * somewhere * anybody, anyone * anything

    Pronoun

    (English Pronouns)
  • Any location or an unknown location.
    • Anywhere is better than here!
    English compound determinatives

    anywhence

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • From anywhere.
  • * 1671 : ’s Correspondence of Scientific Men of the Seventeenth Century , volume 1, page 167 (1841 publication)
    • As soon as I receive it anywhence , you shall have it presently returned.

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    References

    * “ †?anywhence, adv.'']” listed in the '' [2nd Ed.; 1989