everywhere

American  

[ev-ree-hwair, -wair] / ˈɛv riˌʰwɛər, -ˌwɛər /

adverb

1. in every place or part; in all places.

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everywhere British  

/ ˈɛvrɪˌwɛə /

adverb

1. to or in all parts or places

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everywhere Idioms  

1. see all over (everywhere); here, there, and everywhere.

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Spelling

See anyplace.

Etymology

Origin of everywhere

1175–1225; Middle English everihwer, representing 2 formations: every every + hwer where, and ever ever + ihwer anywhere, everywhere ( Old English gehwǣr; see y-, where )

Explanation

The adverb everywhere means in all possible places. If you take your phone with you everywhere you go, it means you have it with you in all the places you travel. You can use everywhere literally, but it's probably more common to use it in an exaggerating way. For example, if you can't find your glasses, you might say, "I've looked everywhere for them!" You haven't actually looked everywhere, in every possible place — you've actually only looked in all the places you think you might have left your glasses. In Old English, it's æfre gehwær.

Example Sentences

“Agents are the new workload. They will run everywhere, from the data center to the edge.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

At the state championships, that fight was visible everywhere except where Hernandez seemed most comfortable: among the athletes competing in the stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

“That, replicated everywhere, leads to paralysis and no housing.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

"They started coming from everywhere, from the wi-fi router, under the kettle, the toaster and all the switchboards. We would cook and they would keep coming from the sockets, from under the microwave."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Bork threw mud back, and then the rest joined in and mud was flying everywhere.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Related Words

• far and wide
• here and there
• omnipresent
• ubiquitous