wherever

Etymology

From where + ever.

adv

1. (interrogative) Where ever; an emphatic form of where.
   Wherever have you been all my life?
2. (informal) In, at or to any place that one likes or chooses.
   I don't care what you do with it; just put it wherever.
   Where do you want to have lunch? — Wherever; I don't mind.
3. (fused relative) The place (no matter where) in, at or to which.
   He's back from wherever he's been hiding.
   Go home to wherever you belong.

conj

1. Regardless of the place in, at or to which.
   Wherever you go, I'll find you.
2. In, at or to any place (that); anywhere.
   You can sit wherever you like.
3. In, at or to all places or situations (that); everywhere.
   Add quotations wherever they are needed.
   I see mistakes wherever I look.
   Our charity has limited funds, but we help wherever we can.
4. Used to show that one does not know where someone or something is located.
   She lives in Puddletown, wherever that is.