Everywhere vs Wherever - What's the difference?
everywhere | wherever |
In or to all locations under discussion.
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(An emphatic form of) where .
In or to whatever place; anywhere.
In all places; everywhere.
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Wherever is a conjunction of everywhere.
As adverbs the difference between everywhere and wherever
is that everywhere is in or to all locations under discussion while wherever is An emphatic form of where.As a conjunction wherever is
in or to whatever place; anywhere.everywhere
English
Adverb
(-)Snakes and ladders, passage=Risk is everywhere . From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins. For each one there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you.}}
Antonyms
* nowhereDerived terms
* almost everywhere * everywhere elsewherever
English
Adverb
(-)- Wherever have you been all my life?
Usage notes
* Used emphatically, wherever may be two words ("where ever") when used in questions, though the single word "wherever" is also common, especially in US usage.Conjunction
(English Conjunctions)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=If the afternoon was fine they strolled together in the park, very slowly, and with pauses to draw breath wherever the ground sloped upward. The slightest effort made the patient cough.}}
