wherever

[ wair-ev-er, hwair- ]
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conjunction
  1. in, at, or to whatever place.

  2. in any case or condition: wherever it is heard of.

adverb
  1. where? (used emphatically): Wherever did you find that?

Origin of wherever

1
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hwǣr ǣfre.See where, ever

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British Dictionary definitions for wherever

wherever

/ (wɛərˈɛvə) /


pronoun
  1. at, in, or to every place or point which; where: wherever she went, he would be there

  2. (subordinating) in, to, or at whatever place: wherever we go the weather is always bad

adverbAlso: where ever
  1. no matter where: I'll find you, wherever you are

  2. informal at, in, or to an unknown or unspecified place: I'll go anywhere to escape: London, Paris, or wherever

  1. an intensive form of where, used in questions: wherever can they be?

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