anywhere
Pluralanywheres
- 1In or to any place at all.
You can sit anywhere you want.
We couldn't find the dog anywhere in the yard.
UsageUse it after not and in questions: I can't find it anywhere.
- 2Used before two numbers to say that the real number is somewhere between them.
The bus trip can take anywhere from two to four hours.
A good used bike costs anywhere between $100 and $300.
UsageSay anywhere from two to four hours.
Similarsomewhere
- 3Any place, or a place that is not known.
Anywhere is fine with me for lunch.
Is there anywhere we have not looked yet?
UsageIt can start a sentence: Anywhere is fine with me.
Less common meaning
- 4A person who feels at home in many places and is not strongly tied to one.
The writer calls her an anywhere, someone at home in any big city.
Many anywheres leave their small towns for big cities and never really go back.
UsageSay an anywhere, and anywheres for more than one.
Similarcosmopolite
Oppositesomewhere
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Origin
It comes from the words "any" and "where" joined together.
Checked 5 Nov 2026 · 1 fact
- Anywhere comes from the words "any" and "where" joined together. en.wiktionary.org