adv · noun · 4 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.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)weə(ɹ)/
US:/ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)wɛɹ/
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CMU ARPABET:EH1 V R IY0 W EH2 R
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:EH1 V R IY0 HH W EH2 R
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In or to all locations under discussion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
He delivers the mail everywhere on this street.
We went everywhere at the school - we talked to all the teachers in their classrooms.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
In or to a few or more locations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, excessive, not-comparable
Examples
We went to Europe last year and went everywhere: Berlin, Paris, London, and Madrid.
When I shop for shoes, I like to look everywhere.
I've looked everywhere in the house and still can't find my glasses.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
All places or locations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
I went out to get some groceries, but everywhere was closed.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adverb
Meaning 4
to or in any or all places; (`everyplace' is used informally for `everywhere')
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
You find fast food stores everywhere
people everywhere are becoming aware of the problem
he carried a gun everywhere he went
looked all over for a suitable gift
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: everyplace, all over
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English eauerihwer, from Old English æfre + gehwær. By surface analysis, every + where.
Across languages
Translations
115 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
oral
— at all places
Albanian:
kudo
— at all places
Gheg Albanian:
tâna ânt
— at all places
Southern Altai:
ар јерде
(ar ǰerde)
— at all places
Southern Altai:
кайда-даа
(kayda-daa)
— at all places
Western Apache:
dáhotʼéhé
— at all places
Arabic:
فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ
(fī kulli makānin)
— at all places
Armenian:
ամենուր
(amenur)
— at all places
Armenian:
ամենուրեք
(amenurekʻ)
— at all places
Bashkir:
һәр ерҙә
(hər yerźə)
— at all places
Bashkir:
һәр ҡайҙа
(hər qayźa)
— at all places
Bashkir:
бөтә ерҙә
(bötə yerźə)
— at all places
Bashkir:
бөтә урында
(bötə urında)
— at all places
Belarusian:
усю́ды
(usjúdy)
— at all places
Belarusian:
ўсю́ды
(wsjúdy)
— at all places
Bengali:
সব জায়গা
(śobo jaẏga)
— at all places
Bulgarian:
навсякъде
(navsjakǎde)
— at all places
Catalan:
a tot arreu
— at all places
Catalan:
pertot
— at all places
Cherokee:
ᏂᎬᎢ
(nigvi)
— at all places
Chinese Cantonese:
度度
(dou6 dou6)
— at all places
Chinese Mandarin:
到處 /到处
(dàochù)
— at all places
Crimean Tatar:
er yerde
— at all places
Czech:
všude
— at all places
Danish:
overalt
— at all places
Dutch:
overal
— at all places
Esperanto:
ĉie
— at all places
Faroese:
allastaðni
— at all places
Finnish:
kaikkialla
— at all places
Finnish:
kaikkialle
— at all places
Finnish:
kaikkialta
— at all places
French:
partout
— at all places
French:
à tous les coins de rue
— at all places
Gagauz:
herer
— at all places
Galician:
xalundes
— at all places
Georgian:
ყველგან
(q̇velgan)
— at all places
Georgian:
ყოველგან
(q̇ovelgan)
— at all places
German:
überall
— at all places
Gothic:
𐍈𐌰𐍂𐌿𐌷
(ƕaruh)
— at all places
Greek:
παντού
(pantoú)
— at all places
Ancient Greek:
πανταχοῦ
(pantakhoû)
— at all places
Gujarati:
બધે
(badhe)
— at all places
Haitian Creole:
toupatou
— at all places
Hindi:
हर जगह
(har jagah)
— at all places
Hungarian:
mindenütt
— at all places
Hungarian:
mindenhol
— at all places
Icelandic:
alls staðar
— at all places
Icelandic:
allstaðar
— at all places
Icelandic:
út um allt
— at all places
Icelandic:
hvarvetna
— at all places
Icelandic:
á hverju strái
— at all places
Ido:
omnaloke
— at all places
Indonesian:
di mana-mana
— at all places
Interlingua:
ubique
— at all places
Italian:
ovunque
— at all places
Italian:
dappertutto
— at all places
Japanese:
どこでも
(dokodemo)
— at all places
Korean:
어디에나
(eodiena)
— at all places
Central Kurdish:
ھەمو شوێن
(hemu şwên)
— at all places
Northern Kurdish:
herder
— at all places
Northern Kurdish:
li her derê
— at all places
Latin:
ubīque
— at all places
Macedonian:
насекаде
(nasekade)
— at all places
Malay:
mana-mana
— at all places
Malayalam:
എല്ലായിടത്തും
(ellāyiṭattuṁ)
— at all places
Maltese:
kullimkien
— at all places
Māori:
i hea, i hea
— at all places
Māori:
i whea, i whea
— at all places
Māori:
ki hea, ki hea
— at all places
Māori:
ki whea, ki whea
— at all places
Marathi:
सगळीकडे
(sagḷikaḍe)
— at all places
Marathi:
सर्व ठिकाणी
(sarva ṭhikāṇī)
— at all places