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wher⋅ev⋅er

  [hwair-ev-er, wair-]
Use wherever in a Sentence
–conjunction
1. in, at, or to whatever place.
2. in any case or condition: wherever it is heard of.
–adverb
3. where? (used emphatically): Wherever did you find that?
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE hwǣr ǣfre. See where, ever
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wher·ev·er   (hwâr-ěv'ər, wâr-)   
adv.  
  1. In or to whatever place: used red pencil wherever needed.
  2. Where: Wherever have you been so long? See Usage Note at whatever.
conj.  In or to whichever place or situation: He seems to make enemies wherever he goes.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Wherever

Wher*ev"er\, adv. At or in whatever place; wheresoever.

He can not but love virtue wherever it is. --Atterbury.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : wherever
Spanish: (a)donde quiera que…, esté donde esté…,
German: wo auch immer,
Japanese: どこに～しようとも
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wherever 
c.1275, ware euere, from where + ever.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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