Standard Lemma guide

everywhere

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)weə(ɹ)/
  • US: /ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)wɛɹ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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
  • Navajo: tʼáá ałtsogóó — at all places
  • Norwegian: overalt — at all places
  • Old English: ǣġhwǣr — at all places
  • Pannonian Rusyn: вшадзи (všadzi) — at all places
  • Persian: همهجا (hamejâ) — at all places
  • Persian: هرجا (harjâ) — at all places
  • Plautdietsch: aulawäajen — at all places
  • Polish: wszędzie — at all places
  • Portuguese: em toda parte — at all places
  • Portuguese: por todo lado — at all places
  • Russian: везде́ (vezdé) — at all places
  • Russian: всю́ду (vsjúdu) — at all places
  • Russian: повсю́ду (povsjúdu) — at all places
  • Sanskrit: सर्वत्र (sarvatra) — at all places
  • Scottish Gaelic: a h-uile h-àite — at all places
  • Scottish Gaelic: anns gach àite — at all places
  • Serbo-Croatian: свуда — at all places
  • Serbo-Croatian: svuda — at all places
  • Serbo-Croatian: svugdje — at all places
  • Slovak: všade — at all places
  • Slovene: povsod — at all places
  • Lower Sorbian: wšuźi — at all places
  • Spanish: todos lados — at all places
  • Spanish: todo lugar — at all places
  • Spanish: por todas partes — at all places
  • Spanish: dondequiera — at all places
  • Spanish: por doquiera — at all places
  • Spanish: por doquier — at all places
  • Svan: ჩია̈̄გ (čiǟg) — at all places
  • Swahili: kila mahali — at all places
  • Swedish: överallt — at all places
  • Turkish: her yer — at all places
  • Turkish: her yerde — at all places
  • Ukrainian: усю́ди (usjúdy) — at all places
  • Ukrainian: всю́ди (vsjúdy) — at all places
  • Ukrainian: повсю́ди (povsjúdy) — at all places
  • Ukrainian: скрізь (skrizʹ) — at all places
  • Urdu: ہَرْجا (harjā) — at all places
  • Urdu: ہَر جَگَہ (har jaga) — at all places
  • Venetan: inpartut — at all places
  • Vietnamese: mọi nơi — at all places
  • Welsh: pobman — at all places
  • Yiddish: אומעטום (umetum) — at all places
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