anywhere

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UK/ˈɛnɪwɛə/UK/ˈɛn.iː.(h)wɛə(ɹ)/US/ˈɛn.i.(h)wɛɹ/

adverb

In or at any location.

“I'd rather be anywhere else.”

Similar
cosmopolitecosmopolitananyplace
Opposite
somewherehomebody
OriginEnglish where ← Middle English wher ← Old English hwǣr →
CommonScrabble 17
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Meanings

adverbanywhere (not comparable)

alternative obsolete any where

  1. not comparableIn or at any location.

    I'd rather be anywhere else.

    2 more examples

    I don't know where I left my keys. They could be anywhere.

    For many 'home' is an affectation when used anywhere that 'house' would be appropriate, as in 'Home for Sale'.

  2. not comparableTo (in the direction of) any location.

    Are you going anywhere special this weekend?

    2 more examples

    Anywhere you go in France, there will be bread and wine with dinner.

    I'm staying home today. I'm not going anywhere.

pronoun

alternative obsolete any where

  1. Any location or an unknown location.

    Anywhere is better than here!

nounanywhere (plural anywheres)

plural anywheres · alternative obsolete any where

  1. informaluncommonA person without strong cultural or social ties that are exclusive to a specific place.

    Synonyms: cosmopolite, cosmopolitan · Antonyms: somewhere, homebody

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person without strong cultural or social ties that are exclusive to a specific place.

Similar
cosmopolitecosmopolitan
Opposite
somewherehomebody

More synonyms by meaning

adverbat or in or to any place

Similar
anyplace
Also see
anyplacecosmopolite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁oy-no-kós
  4. Proto-Germanic*ainagaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*ainag
  6. Old Englishǣniġ
  7. Middle Englishani
  8. Englishany
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*kʷís
  11. Proto-Germanic*hwaz
  12. Proto-Germanic*hwar
  13. Proto-West Germanic*hwār
  14. Old Englishhwǣr
  15. Middle Englishwher
  16. Englishwhere
  17. Englishanywhere

From any + where.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian навсякъде, където и да е
  • навсякъде (navsjakăde)in or at any location
  • където и да е (kădeto i da e)in or at any location
Catalan onsevulga
  • onsevulgain or at any location
Chinese Mandarin 任何地方
  • 任何地方 (rènhé dìfāng)in or at any location
Czech kdekoliv
  • kdekolivin or at any location
Danish hvorsomhelst
  • hvorsomhelstin or at any location
Dutch overal, eender waar
  • overalin or at any location
  • eender waarin or at any location
  • waar dan ookin or at any location
  • ergensin or at any location
  • ergens heento any location
  • waarheen dan ookto any location
Esperanto ie ajn, ien ajn
  • ie ajnin or at any location
  • ien ajnto any location
Finnish missä tahansa, missään
  • missä tahansain or at any location
  • missäänin or at any location
French n'importe où, où que ce soit
  • n'importe oùin or at any location
  • où que ce soitin or at any location
  • nulle part (in or at any location
German überall, irgendwo
  • überallin or at any location
  • irgendwoin or at any location
Greek οπουδήποτε, πουθενά
  • οπουδήποτε (opoudípote)in or at any location
  • πουθενά (pouthená)in or at any location
Hungarian bárhol, akárhol
  • bárholin or at any location
  • akárholin or at any location
  • bárhovato any location
  • akárhovato any location
Irish in aon bhall, in aon áit
  • in aon bhallin or at any location
  • in aon áitin or at any location
  • in áit ar bithin or at any location
Italian ovunque, dappertutto
  • ovunquein or at any location
  • dappertuttoin or at any location
Japanese どこでも
  • どこでも (dokodemo)in or at any location
Korean 어디에도
  • 어디에도 (eodiedo)in or at any location
Latin uspiam, usquam
  • uspiamin or at any location
  • usquamin or at any location
Malay مان٢, mana-mana
  • مان٢in or at any location
  • mana-manain or at any location
Norwegian hvor som helst
  • hvor som helstin or at any location
Norwegian Bokmål hvorenn, hvor som helst
  • hvorennin or at any location
  • hvor som helstin or at any location
Polish gdziekolwiek, byle gdzie
  • gdziekolwiekin or at any location
  • byle gdziein or at any location
  • gdzie bądźin or at any location
Portuguese em qualquer lugar
  • em qualquer lugarin or at any location
Romanian oriunde
  • oriundein or at any location
Russian где-ли́бо, где-нибу́дь
  • где-ли́бо (gde-líbo)in or at any location
  • где-нибу́дь (gde-nibúdʹ)in or at any location
  • где уго́дно (gde ugódno)in or at any location
Spanish en cualquier parte, dondequiera
  • en cualquier partein or at any location
  • dondequierain or at any location
Swedish var som helst, varsomhelst
  • var som helstin or at any location
  • varsomhelstin or at any location
  • någonstans (nowhere)in or at any location
  • vart som helstto any location
Ukrainian де завго́дно, де-не́будь
  • де завго́дно (de zavhódno)in or at any location
  • де-не́будь (de-nébudʹ)in or at any location
  • скрізь (skrizʹ)in or at any location
  • куди́-не́будь (kudý-nébudʹ)to any location
Welsh yn unrhyw le, yn unlle
  • yn unrhyw lein or at any location
  • yn unllein or at any location
  • i unryw leto any location
  • i unmanto any location
Cite this entry
APA

anywhere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anywhere

MLA

“anywhere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anywhere. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anywhere,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anywhere.

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