everywhere

[ ev-ree-hwair, -wair ]

adverb

1. in every place or part; in all places.

everywhere

/ ˈɛvrɪˌwɛə /

adverb

1. to or in all parts or places

Spelling Note

See anyplace.

Word History and Origins

Origin of everywhere¹

1175–1225; Middle English everihwer, representing 2 formations: every every + hwer where, and ever ever + ihwer anywhere, everywhere ( Old English gehwǣr; y-, where )

Idioms and Phrases

see all over (everywhere) ; here, there, and everywhere .

Example Sentences

Travelers can choose from a "1-Year Escape from Reality," a "2-Year Mid-Term Selection," a "3-Year Everywhere but Home" and a "4-Year Skip Forward," the release said.

From Salon

In a case like the Mountain fire, “It truly is random,” said Ferris, the fire analyst, “when you have the fires moving this fast and the amount of the embers it casts going everywhere and the size of the embers too.”

From Los Angeles Times

With embers flying everywhere and hitting the house, “I knew it was done.”

From Los Angeles Times

“How can it just stop? How, when there are sparks flying everywhere? …,”

From Los Angeles Times

"I would feel the sweat growing on my scalp - I had to swab down my head. You wouldn't want to shake it because it just would fly everywhere."

From BBC

Related Words

• far and wide
• here and there
• omnipresent
• ubiquitous