everywhere
Americanadverb
adverb
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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
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That points to another conundrum for the health-conscious white-collar urban workforce: Greens are everywhere and in everything.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
"These birds once would have been everywhere, they would have been widespread."
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The 6-foot-5 colossus, whose seven goals had propelled the Norwegians to the quarterfinals and whose goofy demeanor had charmed neutral fans everywhere, delivered an uncharacteristically quiet game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
According to Machado, iNaturalist's greatest strength is not simply the number of observations it contains but the accessibility of those records for scientists everywhere.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
He was saying that what was happening in the Sierra Nevada and everywhere else wasn’t normal.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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