Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wherever

/(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: wher-ev-er
IPA: /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Where ever; an emphatic form of where.

adv

In, at or to any place that one likes or chooses.

Informal

adv

The place (no matter where) in, at or to which.

conj

Regardless of the place in, at or to which.

conj

In, at or to any place (that); anywhere.

conj

In, at or to all places or situations (that); everywhere.

conj

Used to show that one does not know where someone or something is located.

Example Sentences

"Wherever have you been all my life?"
"I don't care what you do with it; just put it wherever."
"Where do you want to have lunch? — Wherever; I don't mind."
"He's back from wherever he's been hiding."
"Go home to wherever you belong."
"Wherever you go, I’ll find you."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Germanic *hwaz Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Germanic *-r Proto-Germanic *hwar Proto-West Germanic *hwār Old English hwǣr Middle English wher English where Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu. Proto-Germanic *aiwaz Proto-West Germanic *aiwder. Old English ā Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Germanic *in Proto-West Germanic *in Old English in Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pérkus Proto-Germanic *ferhuzder.? Proto-Germanic *ferhwą Proto-West Germanic *ferh Old English feorh ? Old English ǣfre Middle English ever English ever English wherever From where + -ever.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: where
Suffix: -ever

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/
British English: /wɛəˈɹɛvə/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

whereever (alternative, obsolete)

Phrases

1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form

Frequently Paired Words

— henceafter henceforth henceforward henceforwards hencefrom hereabout hereabouts

Synonyms

everwhere wheresoever

Rhymes With

never ever however whatever forever whenever whoever clever whatsoever trevor whichever lever

Questions

How do you pronounce wherever?: The recorded pronunciation is /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/.
What does wherever mean?: Where ever; an emphatic form of where.
Where does wherever come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Germanic *hwaz Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Germanic *-r Proto-Germanic *hwar Proto-West Germanic *hwār Old English hwǣr Middle English wher English where Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu. Proto-Germanic *aiwaz Proto-West Germanic *aiwder. Old English ā Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Germanic *in Proto-West Germanic *in Old English in Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pérkus Proto-Germanic *ferhuzder.? Proto-Germanic *ferhwą Proto-West Germanic *ferh Old English feorh ? Old English ǣfre Middle English ever English ever English wherever From where + -ever.

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