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anywhere

adv
/ˈɛnɪwɛə/UK/ˈɛn.i.(h)wɛɹ/US

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.

  1. derived from *kʷ-✻
  2. inherited from *hwar✻
  3. inherited from *hwār✻
  4. inherited from hwǣr — “where”
  5. inherited from wher
  6. compounded as anywhere — “any + where”

Definitions

  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?

  3. Any location or an unknown location.

    • Anywhere is better than here!
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A person without strong cultural or social ties that are exclusive to a specific place.

The neighborhood

Derived

anywhere else, anywhere near, anywhereness, not going anywhere

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for anywhere. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA