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wherever

adverb, conjunction
 
 
/weəˈrev.ər/ US  /werˈev.ɚ/

Definition

B1 to or in any or every place: We can go wherever you like. Wherever I go I always seem to bump into him. All across Europe, wherever you look, marriage is in decline and divorce rates are soaring. Wherever you choose to live there are always going to be disadvantages. He lives, apparently, in Little Overington, wherever that is.Relative forms B2 in every case: Wherever possible I use honey instead of sugar.Always and never
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