Used in a Sentence

wherever

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for wherever.

Editorial note

Curiosity alone or a few references in some article or wherever won't drive a used price that high!

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(informal) In, at or to any place that one likes or chooses.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of wherever gathered in one view.

adverb

(informal) In, at or to any place that one likes or chooses.

adverb

(fused relative) The place (no matter where) in, at or to which.

adverb

(interrogative) Where ever; an emphatic form of where.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for wherever.

adverb

(informal) In, at or to any place that one likes or chooses.

adverb

(fused relative) The place (no matter where) in, at or to which.

adverb

(interrogative) Where ever; an emphatic form of where.

Example sentences

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Curiosity alone or a few references in some article or wherever won't drive a used price that high!

2

Distractions like this can easily be the death of a startup, and they should be avoided wherever possible.

3

Either somebody up there was distilling whiskey or biosynthesis was taking place wherever this slush came from right?.

4

There is definitely a use-case for being able to play wherever without being tied to a location even when at home.

5

It's had over a year to drift around from wherever the crash occurred.

6

Otherwise you're proposing to put servers in your garage (or wherever) which is precisely the complexity this service is attempting to get away from.

7

Feel free to start your company wherever you want and show us that we're wrong.

8

Under wing engines can be hung wherever you like, within reason.

9

Their (Clarkson, Hammond, May) audience will decrease wherever they ended up, but Amazon is probably their worst choice in that regard (compared to Netflix or even Sky).

10

Anyone can order stuff from Amazon or Alibaba or wherever and have it delivered, and build reputation, and so on - how does Ethereum improve on that?

11

I'm not allowed to wear sandals and a skirt; let me wear shorts and flip-flops and you can set the thermostat wherever you want.

12

Objective C and some C++ experience is necessary, we also use Swift in some isolated places, and would like to use Swift wherever feasible.

Quote examples

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If reputable people (e.g., high-karma HN users) continue to use either word it will eventually be "redeemed" wherever they are reputable and become acceptable to use.

2

Engines are not just "hanged wherever one likes".

3

"So righteous" -- yet really, the best way to serve human rights is to actually serve the people, wherever they are.

4

I am a feminist and a radical; I see nothing wrong with connecting the logic of a rapist ("consent is not important") to OP's comment and denigrating this destructive attitude wherever I find it.

Proper noun examples

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Wherever you go, you will find females far less likely than males to see what is so fascinating about ohms, carburetors, or quarks.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use wherever in a sentence?

Curiosity alone or a few references in some article or wherever won't drive a used price that high!

What does wherever mean?

(informal) In, at or to any place that one likes or chooses.

What part of speech is wherever?

wherever is commonly used as adverb.