anywhenadv.

Brit.

/ˈɛnɪwɛn/, U.S.

/ˈɛniˌwɛn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: any adj., when adv.

Etymology: < any adj. + when adv. Compare earlier somewhen adv. and nowhen adv. Compare also earlier anytime adv. N.E.D. (1885) gives the pronunciation as (e·niˌhwe:n) /ˈɛnɪˌhwɛn/.

nonstandard (chiefly English regional and humorous).

At any time; ever; = anytime adv. 1a. Cf. nowhen adv.Frequently paired with or as a (playful) parallel to anywhere adv. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > at any time or whenever

everOE

onceOE

whensoc1175

whenc1200

whensoeverc1320

wheneverc1380

whensomevera1425

soever1517

still asa1656

anytime1822

anywhen1834

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. viii. 94/1 And, simply by wishing that you were Anywhen, straightway to be Then!

1845 T. Carlyle in O. Cromwell Lett. & Speeches I. 11 There has been none braver anywhere or anywhen.

1895 T. Hardy Jude iv. 271 You, at least, will understand my motives if other people question them anywhen.

1909 H. G. Wells Ann Veronica vii. 160 I never ran away from anywhere with anybody anywhen. And now—I suppose I should be considered too old.

1950 J. Berryman Stephen Crane ii. 190 The letter may be genuine (whether candid or not), written from Paris early in June or from anywhere anywhen.

1968 H. Orton & M. F. Wakelin Surv. Eng. Dial. IV. iii. 838 If you don't mind when you see him, you say, not come some time, but come..anywhen [recorded from Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset].

2004 D. A. Fryxell Write faster, write Better xiii. 198 You can set your story anywhere (and anywhen) you want.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anywhen
释义	anywhenadv. Brit. /ˈɛnɪwɛn/, U.S. /ˈɛniˌwɛn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: any adj., when adv. Etymology: < any adj. + when adv. Compare earlier somewhen adv. and nowhen adv. Compare also earlier anytime adv. N.E.D. (1885) gives the pronunciation as (e·niˌhwe:n) /ˈɛnɪˌhwɛn/. nonstandard (chiefly English regional and humorous). At any time; ever; = anytime adv. 1a. Cf. nowhen adv.Frequently paired with or as a (playful) parallel to anywhere adv. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > at any time or whenever everOE onceOE whensoc1175 whenc1200 whensoeverc1320 wheneverc1380 whensomevera1425 soever1517 still asa1656 anytime1822 anywhen1834 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. viii. 94/1 And, simply by wishing that you were Anywhen, straightway to be Then! 1845 T. Carlyle in O. Cromwell Lett. & Speeches I. 11 There has been none braver anywhere or anywhen. 1895 T. Hardy Jude iv. 271 You, at least, will understand my motives if other people question them anywhen. 1909 H. G. Wells Ann Veronica vii. 160 I never ran away from anywhere with anybody anywhen. And now—I suppose I should be considered too old. 1950 J. Berryman Stephen Crane ii. 190 The letter may be genuine (whether candid or not), written from Paris early in June or from anywhere anywhen. 1968 H. Orton & M. F. Wakelin Surv. Eng. Dial. IV. iii. 838 If you don't mind when you see him, you say, not come some time, but come..anywhen [recorded from Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset]. 2004 D. A. Fryxell Write faster, write Better xiii. 198 You can set your story anywhere (and anywhen) you want. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1834
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