wherever

== English == === Alternative forms === whereever (obsolete) === Etymology === From where +‎ ever. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /wɛəˈɹɛvə/ Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ) === Adverb === wherever (not comparable) (interrogative) Where ever; an emphatic form of where. (informal) In, at or to any place that one likes or chooses. (fused relative) The place (no matter where) in, at or to which. ==== Usage notes ==== Used emphatically, wherever may be two words (where ever) when used in questions, though the single word is more common, especially in US usage. ==== Synonyms ==== everwhere (US, dialectal, Appalachia) ==== Translations ==== === Conjunction === wherever Regardless of the place in, at or to which. Wherever you go, I’ll find you. In, at or to any place (that); anywhere. In, at or to all places or situations (that); everywhere. Used to show that one does not know where someone or something is located. She lives in Puddletown, wherever that is. ==== Translations ==== === See also ===