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anywhere

adv · noun · pron · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɛnɪwɛə/
  • UK: /ˈɛn.iː.(h)wɛə(ɹ)/
  • US: /ˈɛn.i.(h)wɛɹ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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
  • Welsh: i unryw le — to any location
  • Welsh: i unman — to any location
Real reading context

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