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anywhere

[en-ee-hwair, -wair]

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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

/ ˈɛ��ɪˌ��ɛə /

adverb

in, at, or to any place
to be successful
it took three years before he got anywhere
any quantity, time, degree, etc, above a specified limit
he could be anywhere from 40 to 50 years old

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Spelling Note

See anyplace.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of anywhere¹

1350–1400; Middle English anywher ( e ), aniquar. See any, where

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

get anywhere, to achieve success.
You'll never get anywhere with that attitude!

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"We've all wanted to go to smaller cities or villages, anywhere we can go, but each of us has loved ones who can't leave, and we're thinking of them," she said.

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"We are not anywhere near that stage at the moment," the chancellor said.

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Bovino said at the news conference that his agents were “not going anywhere soon.”

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"There was a huge bang and a horrible screeching sound. Next thing we knew, we were under huge boulders, stuck without anywhere to go," he says.

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She said neither of her restaurants were anywhere near protests and she only heard of the curfew from television.

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