Definition of "wherever" in Englisch

adverb

1. (interrogative) Where ever; an emphatic form of where.

   • Wherever have you been all my life?

2. (informal) In, at or to any place that one likes or chooses.

   • I don't care what you do with it; just put it wherever.
   • Where do you want to have lunch? — Wherever; I don't mind.

3. (fused relative) The place (no matter where) in, at or to which.

   • He's back from wherever he's been hiding.
   • Go home to wherever you belong.

conjunction

1. Regardless of the place in, at or to which.

   • Wherever you go, I’ll find you.

2. In, at or to any place (that); anywhere.

   • You can sit wherever you like.
   • I'd follow you wherever you went.

3. In, at or to all places or situations (that); everywhere.

   • Add quotations wherever they are needed.
   • I see mistakes wherever I look.
   • Our charity has limited funds, but we help wherever we can.

4. Used to show that one does not know where someone or something is located.

   • She lives in Puddletown, wherever that is.