whereveradverb, conjunction
uk/weəˈrev.ər/us/werˈev.ɚ/B1 to or in any or every place:
We can go wherever you like.
Wherever I go I always seem to bump into him.
All across Europe, wherever you look, marriage is in decline and divorce rates are soaring.
Wherever you choose to live there are always going to be disadvantages.
He lives in Overington, wherever that is.
B2 in every case:
Wherever possible I use honey instead of sugar.
More examples
- She has an annoying predisposition to find fault wherever she goes.
- He has to go wherever his job takes him.
- Geothermal power is generated wherever water comes into contact with hot rocks below the earth's surface.
- Water is pumped out through pipes that carry it to wherever it is to be used.
- Soldiers must go wherever the army assigns them.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: relative forms
- howsoever
- or
- that
- what
- whatever
- whence
- whenever
- where
- whereby
- wheresoever
- which
- whichever
- whither
- who
- whoever
- whom
- whomever
- whose
- whosoever
- wot
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Always & never
whereveradverb
uk/weəˈrev.ər/us/werˈev.ɚ/used instead of "where" to add emphasis to a phrase, usually expressing surprise:
Wherever did you find that hat!
Wherever did you get that idea!
Wherever does he get the money from to go on all these exotic journeys?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: relative forms
- howsoever
- or
- that
- what
- whatever
- whence
- whenever
- where
- whereby
- wheresoever
- which
- whichever
- whither
- who
- whoever
- whom
- whomever
- whose
- whosoever
- wot