Wherever vs Whenever - What's the difference?
wherever | whenever | Related terms |
(An emphatic form of) where .
In or to whatever place; anywhere.
In all places; everywhere.
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(Irish, US, colloquial) When.
Every time.
Whenever is a related term of wherever.
As adverbs the difference between wherever and whenever
is that wherever is An emphatic form of where while whenever is at whatever time.As a conjunction wherever
is in or to whatever place; anywhere.wherever
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
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See also
* thereabout, thereafter, thereagainst, thereat, thereby, therefor, therefore, therefrom, therein, thereinafter, thereof, thereon, thereto, theretofore, thereunder, thereunto, thereupon, therewith, therewithal * hereabout, hereafter, hereat, hereby, herein, hereinafter, hereinbefore, hereinto, hereof, hereon, hereto, heretofore, hereunto, hereunder, hereupon, herewith * whereabouts, whereas, whereafter, whereat, whereby, wherefore, wherefrom, wherein, whereinto, whereof, whereon, whereto, whereunder, whereupon, wherever, wherewith, wherewithal English pronominal adverbs English interrogative adverbswhenever
English
Adverb
(-)- Visit whenever you want to.
- Whenever you get into town, come by and see me.
- Whenever he has a pair of aces, his eyelids twitch.
