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

See Examples For:

everywhere

It’s built a long-standing resale market where nerds and weeaboos everywhere turned Charizards into cold, hard cash.

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

Investors everywhere owe Vanguard founder Bogle a huge debt.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Thank you, Eric, for being here, there and everywhere over the last 50 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

“Snake Men,” told with delightful humor and insight, takes readers on a journey through incongruity: amateur scientists, professional pique and the insatiable human drive to name everything, everywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

After living with the twins, Danny carried it everywhere he went because Teddy and Freddy liked to leave their boogers all over the place.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Related Words

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