wherever

UK: /^hwɛərˈɛvə^r/ US: /hwɛrˈɛvɚ, wɛr-/ ,(hwâr ev′ər, wâr-)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

wher•ev•er /hwɛrˈɛvɚ, wɛr-/   conj., adv. 

1. in, at, or to whatever place or circumstance:
   Wherever you go, I'll follow.

adv. 

2. (used to introduce a question but with extra emphasis): where?:
   Wherever did you find that?

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

wher•ev•er  (hwâr ev′ər, wâr-), conj. 

1. in, at, or to whatever place.
2. in any case or condition:
   wherever it is heard of.

adv. 

3. where? (used emphatically):
   Wherever did you find that?

• bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English hwǣr ǣfre. See where, ever

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

wherever / wɛərˈɛvə/ pronoun

1. at, in, or to every place or point which; where: wherever she went, her sister would follow
2. (subordinating) in, to, or at whatever place: wherever we go the weather is always bad

adverb
also: where ever

1. no matter where: I'll find you, wherever you are
2. at, in, or to an unknown or unspecified place: I'll go anywhere to escape: London, Paris, or wherever
3. an intensive form of where, used in questions: wherever can they be?