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anywhere
[ en-ee-hwair, -wair ]
adverb
- in, at, or to any place.
- to any extent; to some degree:
Does my answer come anywhere near the right one?
noun
- any place or direction:
They knew the attack could come from anywhere.
anywhere
/ ˈɛnɪˌwɛə /
adverb
- in, at, or to any place
- get anywhereto be successful
it took three years before he got anywhere
- anywhere fromany quantity, time, degree, etc, above a specified limit
he could be anywhere from 40 to 50 years old
Spelling Note
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
- get anywhere, to achieve success:
You'll never get anywhere with that attitude!
Example Sentences
An attack on journalists anywhere is an attack on civil society everywhere.
Terrorism is bad news anywhere, but especially rough on Odessa, where the city motto seems to be “make love, not war.”
As it stands, I do not believe we are anywhere close to meeting that standard.
Add to that the DISH Anywhere app, and you have instant access to the program guide and the ability to record shows on the go.
“No one else anywhere has had this much experience dealing with couples,” explained R.
Is the college stage of our present educational system anywhere near its maximum possible efficiency?
(c) Decomposition of exudates anywhere in the body, as in empyema, bronchiectasis, and large tuberculous cavities.
Yet when I stop gazing the next impulse is to move on; for if I have time to rest anywhere, why not at home?
We sat down pell-mell, anywhere, I next to Liszt, who kept putting things on my plate.
Mr. Meadow Mouse did not hesitate to use it, being one of those fortunate folk that are quite at home anywhere.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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