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anywhere

/ˈɛnɪwɛə//ˈɛn.i.(h)wɛɹ/

anywhere adverb: in or at any location.

Adverb

anywhere (not comparable)

  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.
  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.

Pronoun

anywhere

  1. Any location or an unknown location.
    • Anywhere is better than here!

Noun

anywhere (plural anywheres)

  1. (informal, uncommon) A person without strong cultural or social ties that are exclusive to a specific place.
    Antonyms:
    somewhere, homebody

anywhere meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

anywhere in Hindi

anywhere
कहीं भी kahī̃ bhī

anywhere in Tamil

anywhere
எங்கும் eṅkum

anywhere in Marathi

in or at any location
कुठेही kuṭhehī, कुठे पण kuṭhe paṇ
to any location
कुठेही kuṭhehī, कुठे पण kuṭhe paṇ

anywhere in Urdu

کہیں, کہیں بھی, کسی جگہ بھی
More languagesFewer languages
anywhere in Bengali
কুত্রাপি, ক্বচিৎ
anywhere in Telugu
ఎక్కడైనా ekkaḍainā, ఎక్కడికైనా ekkaḍikainā
anywhere in Malayalam
എങ്ങും eṅṅuṁ
anywhere in Malay
mana-mana

Examples of anywhere in a sentence

  • For many 'home' is an affectation when used anywhere that 'house' would be appropriate, as in 'Home for Sale'.
  • Are you going anywhere special this weekend?

All 40 example sentences with anywhere

Synonyms of anywhere

Antonyms

Forms of anywhere

Adverb
alternative form (obsolete)any where
Noun
pluralanywheres

Origin of anywhere

From any + where.

Words formed from anywhere

Phrases with anywhere

Questions about anywhere

What does anywhere mean?
Anywhere means in or at any location.
What is anywhere in Hindi?
Anywhere in Hindi is कहीं भी (kahī̃ bhī). See Anywhere meaning in Hindi.
How do you use anywhere in a sentence?
For many 'home' is an affectation when used anywhere that 'house' would be appropriate, as in 'Home for Sale'.
What part of speech is anywhere?
Anywhere can be an adverb, a pronoun or a noun.
How do you pronounce anywhere?
Anywhere is pronounced /ˈɛnɪwɛə/ (UK).

Words near anywhere in the dictionary

  1. anyway
  2. anyways
  3. anywhat
  4. anywhen
  5. anywhence
  6. anywhere
  7. anywhere else
  8. anywhere near
  9. Anywhere on Earth
  10. anywhereness
  11. anywheres

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: anywhere (page history and authors); कहीं भी (Hindi) (page history and authors); எங்கும் (Tamil) (page history and authors); anywhere (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); anywhere (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); എങ്ങും (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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