adv · noun · pron · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɛnɪwɛə/
UK:/ˈɛn.iː.(h)wɛə(ɹ)/
US:/ˈɛn.i.(h)wɛɹ/
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CMU ARPABET:EH1 N IY0 W EH2 R
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:EH1 N IY0 HH W EH2 R
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In or at any location.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
I don't know where I left my keys. They could be anywhere.
I'd rather be anywhere else.
For many 'home' is an affectation when used anywhere that 'house' would be appropriate, as in 'Home for Sale'.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
To (in the direction of) any location.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Anywhere you go in France, there will be bread and wine with dinner.
I'm staying home today. I'm not going anywhere.
Are you going anywhere special this weekend?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A person without strong cultural or social ties that are exclusive to a specific place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncommon
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cosmopolite, cosmopolitan
Antonyms: somewhere, homebody
4
pron
Meaning 4
Any location or an unknown location.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Anywhere is better than here!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adverb
Meaning 5
at or in or to any place; (`anyplace' is used informally for `anywhere')
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
you can find this food anywhere
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: anyplace
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h1óynos Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *h1oy-no-kós Proto-Germanic *ainagaz Proto-West Germanic *ainag Old English ǣniġ Middle English ani English any 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 English anywhere From any + where.
Across languages
Translations
96 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
kudo
— in or at any location
Belarusian:
абы-дзе́
(aby-dzjé)
— in or at any location
Belarusian:
дзе-не́будзь
(dzje-njébudzʹ)
— in or at any location
Bulgarian:
навсякъде
(navsjakǎde)
— in or at any location
Bulgarian:
където и да е
(kǎdeto i da e)
— in or at any location
Catalan:
onsevulga
— in or at any location
Chinese Mandarin:
任何地方
(rènhé dìfāng)
— in or at any location
Ngazidja Comorian:
pvahanu
— in or at any location
Czech:
kdekoliv
— in or at any location
Danish:
hvorsomhelst
— in or at any location
Dutch:
overal
— in or at any location
Dutch:
eender waar
— in or at any location
Dutch:
waar dan ook
— in or at any location
Dutch:
ergens
— in or at any location
Esperanto:
ie ajn
— in or at any location
Finnish:
missä tahansa
— in or at any location
Finnish:
missään
— in or at any location
French:
n'importe où
— in or at any location
French:
où que ce soit
— in or at any location
French:
nulle part (
— in or at any location
Galician:
xalundes
— in or at any location
Galician:
algures
— in or at any location
Georgian:
ნებისმიერ ადგილას
(nebismier adgilas)
— in or at any location
Georgian:
ნებისმიერ ადგილზე
(nebismier adgilze)
— in or at any location
Georgian:
ყველგან
(q̇velgan)
— in or at any location
Georgian:
სადაც არ უნდა იყოს
(sadac ar unda iq̇os)
— in or at any location
Georgian:
ნებისმიერგან
(nebismiergan)
— in or at any location
German:
überall
— in or at any location
German:
irgendwo
— in or at any location
Gothic:
𐍈𐌰𐍂𐌿𐌷
(ƕaruh)
— in or at any location
Greek:
οπουδήποτε
(opoudípote)
— in or at any location
Greek:
πουθενά
(pouthená)
— in or at any location
Hungarian:
bárhol
— in or at any location
Hungarian:
akárhol
— in or at any location
Ido:
irgaloke
— in or at any location
Ido:
irgube
— in or at any location
Irish:
in aon bhall
— in or at any location
Irish:
in aon áit
— in or at any location
Irish:
in áit ar bith
— in or at any location
Italian:
ovunque
— in or at any location
Italian:
dappertutto
— in or at any location
Japanese:
どこでも
(dokodemo)
— in or at any location
Korean:
어디에도
(eodiedo)
— in or at any location
Central Kurdish:
ھەرچی شوێن
(herçî şwên)
— in or at any location
Central Kurdish:
ھەرشوێن
(herişwên)
— in or at any location
Latin:
uspiam
— in or at any location
Latin:
usquam
— in or at any location
Malay:
مان٢
— in or at any location
Malay:
mana-mana
— in or at any location
Marathi:
कुठेही
(kuṭhehī)
— in or at any location
Marathi:
कुठे पण
(kuṭhe paṇ)
— in or at any location
Mirandese:
adondequiera
— in or at any location
Norwegian:
hvor som helst
— in or at any location
Norwegian Bokmål:
hvorenn
— in or at any location
Norwegian Bokmål:
hvor som helst
— in or at any location
Old English:
āhwǣr
— in or at any location
Plautdietsch:
irjentwua
— in or at any location
Polish:
gdziekolwiek
— in or at any location
Polish:
byle gdzie
— in or at any location
Polish:
gdzie bądź
— in or at any location
Portuguese:
em qualquer lugar
— in or at any location
Romanian:
oriunde
— in or at any location
Russian:
где-ли́бо
(gde-líbo)
— in or at any location
Russian:
где-нибу́дь
(gde-nibúdʹ)
— in or at any location
Russian:
где уго́дно
(gde ugódno)
— in or at any location
Serbo-Croatian:
било где
— in or at any location
Serbo-Croatian:
било гдје
— in or at any location
Serbo-Croatian:
bilo gde
— in or at any location
Serbo-Croatian:
bilo gdje
— in or at any location
Spanish:
en cualquier parte
— in or at any location
Spanish:
dondequiera
— in or at any location
Swedish:
var som helst
— in or at any location
Swedish:
varsomhelst
— in or at any location
Swedish:
någonstans
(nowhere)
— in or at any location
Telugu:
ఎక్కడైనా
(ekkaḍainā)
— in or at any location
Ukrainian:
де завго́дно
(de zavhódno)
— in or at any location
Ukrainian:
де-не́будь
(de-nébudʹ)
— in or at any location
Ukrainian:
скрізь
(skrizʹ)
— in or at any location
Welsh:
yn unrhyw le
— in or at any location
Welsh:
yn unlle
— in or at any location
Albanian:
gjithkund
— to any location
Dutch:
ergens heen
— to any location
Dutch:
waarheen dan ook
— to any location
Esperanto:
ien ajn
— to any location
Galician:
xalundes
— to any location
Galician:
algures
— to any location
Hungarian:
bárhova
— to any location
Hungarian:
akárhova
— to any location
Marathi:
कुठेही
(kuṭhehī)
— to any location
Marathi:
कुठे पण
(kuṭhe paṇ)
— to any location
Old English:
āhwider
— to any location
Swedish:
vart som helst
— to any location
Telugu:
ఎక్కడికైనా
(ekkaḍikainā)
— to any location
Ukrainian:
куди́-не́будь
(kudý-nébudʹ)
— to any location