anywhere
adverbpronounnountop 1 000 in film dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɛnɪwɛə//
- United Kingdom//ˈɛn.iː.(h)wɛə(ɹ)//
- United States//ˈɛn.i.(h)wɛɹ//
In or at any location.
adverb
- 1
In or at any location.
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'.
- 2
To (in the direction of) any location.
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?
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.
pronoun
- 1
Any location or an unknown location.
Anywhere is better than here!
noun
- 1
informalA person without strong cultural or social ties that are exclusive to a specific place.
Forms
- plural
- anywheres