everywhere

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adverb

ev·​ery·​where ˈev-rē-ˌ(h)wer How to pronounce everywhere (audio)
: in or to every place or part
Everywhere we went, people were friendly.
Her new album is anxiously awaited by fans everywhere.

everywhere

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noun

: every place : all places
The fair draws people from everywhere.

Example Sentences

Adverb Everywhere we went, people were friendly. His new book is anxiously awaited by fans everywhere. I seem to hear his music everywhere these days! We went everywhere we could.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb
Fraser was everywhere in the 1990s and early 2000s: a sweetly handsome, blue-eyed lummox whose starring roles established him as a perpetual naif. Ty Burr, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022 And although cell phones are everywhere, and many pictures of the protests (and arrests) have gotten out of the country, the government still has the upper hand. Arkansas Online, 30 Nov. 2022 Right now, these pills, powders, and serums are everywhere. Mark Stock, Men's Health, 30 Nov. 2022 The cat’s dander is present everywhere, regardless of how clean the home is. Annie Lane, cleveland, 30 Nov. 2022 The cat’s dander is present everywhere, regardless of how clean the home is. Annie Lane, oregonlive, 30 Nov. 2022 Everything is everywhere, and nothing ever really dies out, nor will anything truly last. Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2022 There aren’t dead birds everywhere, but Ms. Prince does find a few. Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Nov. 2022 Between phones and computers, headphones, TVs, and all the rest, Apple is everywhere. Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 28 Nov. 2022
Noun
It’s not so easy to warm to James, a toxic belch that causes cancer of the everywhere. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2021 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1533, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of everywhere was in the 13th century

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Cite this Entry

“Everywhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/everywhere. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.

Kids Definition

everywhere

adverb
ev·​ery·​where -ˌ(h)we(ə)r How to pronounce everywhere (audio)
-ˌ(h)wa(ə)r
: in or to every place

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