everywhere
UK /ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)weə(ɹ)/ · US /ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)wɛɹ/ adverb, noun
Forms e'rywhere e'erywhere everwhere every where
- adverb In or to all locations under discussion. “He delivers the mail everywhere on this street.”
- adverb (colloquial, hyperbolic) In or to a few or more locations. “We went to Europe last year and went everywhere: Berlin, Paris, London, and Madrid.”
- noun All places or locations. “I went out to get some groceries, but everywhere was closed.”
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Etymology
From Middle English eauerihwer, from Old English æfre + gehwær. By surface analysis, every + where.
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “everywhere”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details