Meaning

3 senses
  1. (interrogative, not comparable)Where ever; an emphatic form of where.

    Wherever have you been all my life?

    wo immer

    где́ жеgdé že, куда́ жеkudá že

  2. (informal, not comparable)In, at or to any place that one likes or chooses.

    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.

  3. (not comparable)The place (no matter where) in, at or to which.

    He's back from wherever he's been hiding.

    Go home to wherever you belong.

More definitions
  • where in the world; location, singular, elective existential pronoun

Examples

370 sentences
  1. You may sit wherever you like.

    Можеш сісти, де хочеш. — deniko

    ruВы можете сесть куда хотите. — arseniiv

    deDu kannst dich hinsetzen, wo du magst. — xtofu80

  2. You may go wherever you like.

    Можеш іти куди хочеш. — aandrusiak

    ruТы можешь пойти, куда тебе заблагорассудится. — Alexword

  3. You can go wherever you want.

    Ти можеш іти, куди хочеш. — rmdas

    ruМожешь идти куда хочешь. — Kostia

  4. The dog follows me wherever I go.

    Собака слідує за мною, куди б я не пішов. — deniko

    ruСобака следует за мной, куда бы я ни шёл. — Balamax

    deDer Hund folgt mir überall hin. — lilygilder

  5. My dog follows me wherever I go.

    Мій собака ходить за мною, куди б я не пішов. — deniko

    ruМой пёс идёт за мной, куда бы я ни пошёл. — sharptoothed

    deMein Hund folgt mir überall hin. — MUIRIEL

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
emphatic form of "where":
Deutsch
By meaning 1
emphatic form of "where":

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • where in the world; location, singular, elective existential pronoun:wheresoever

Collocations

6 patterns
  • sit wherever
  • go wherever
  • can go wherever
  • do that wherever
  • to go wherever
  • eat wherever

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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