anywhere
[en-ee-hwair, -wair]
- in, at, or to any place.
- to any extent; to some degree: Does my answer come anywhere near the right one?
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- any place or direction: They knew the attack could come from anywhere.
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- get anywhere, to achieve success: You'll never get anywhere with that attitude!
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Origin of anywhere
Usage note
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Contemporary Examples
As it stands, I do not believe we are anywhere close to meeting that standard.
“No one else anywhere has had this much experience dealing with couples,” explained R.
Things don't usually move that quickly at Universal, or anywhere else.
In fact, beer prices in Panama are about 36 percent lower than anywhere else in Latin America.
Today, a zero-day exploit can sell for anywhere from $1,000 to $1 million.
Historical Examples
I'm to be in your office in the mornings, Dr. Wilson, and anywhere I am needed in the afternoons.
KMary Roberts Rinehart
That white hair would brand Marian anywhere as an old woman.
Her Father's DaughterGene Stratton-Porter
Tip got on better at home than anywhere else; he had not so many temptations.
It was good to be there, he told them, only as it was good to be anywhere else, in the spirit of God.
Meadow GrassAlice Brown
"There's hardly a root of it anywhere around close," she said to herself.
Good IndianB. M. Bower
anywhere
- in, at, or to any place
- get anywhere to be successfulit took three years before he got anywhere
- anywhere from any quantity, time, degree, etc, above a specified limithe could be anywhere from 40 to 50 years old
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Word Origin and History for anywhere
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