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

He says having known Zohran since infancy, he sees him as having inherited his father's "commitment to pan-Africanism", his parents' "courage to think freely," and their belief that one can "belong everywhere".

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He said she was known around the world for her role as as Hyacinth Bucket - pronounced "bouquet" - because "everywhere people like laughing at the English".

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"Faults can be found almost everywhere. Faults in the shallow subsurface are usually stable, so we do not expect shock movements to occur along them," explains Dr. Ylona van Dinther, who led the study.

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"It was like he had spies everywhere," Mr Lock said.

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So it’s really cool to have those out kind of everywhere now, because I’ve always liked all those songs and been proud of those songs too.

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Related Words

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