Wherever Meaning
/(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
Listen pronunciation
Definition
advWhere ever; an emphatic form of where.
advIn, at or to any place that one likes or chooses.
Sentence Examples
Wherever you go, you'll be welcomed.
You have the freedom to travel wherever you like.
We need to tackle inequality of opportunity wherever we find it.
CEFR Practice Quiz
I will follow you ____ you decide to travel around the world.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
You can sit ____ you like in the theater, as the room is almost empty earlier this quiet Tuesday afternoon today.
Word Origin & History
From where + ever.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Henceforth, wherever thou may’st roam,
My blessing, like a line of light,
Is on the waters day and night,
And like a beacon guards thee home."
— 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XVII”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 28:
"If the afternoon was fine they strolled together in the park, very slowly, and with pauses to draw breath wherever the ground sloped upward. The slightest effort made the patient cough."
— 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XXIII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
Explore More A2 Vocabulary Words
CEFR Practice Quiz
I will follow you ____ you decide to travel around the world.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
You can sit ____ you like in the theater, as the room is almost empty earlier this quiet Tuesday afternoon today.