anywhereadverb, pronoun
uk/ˈen.i.weər/us/ˈen.i.wer/US also anyplaceA2 in, to, or at any place:
You won't find a better plumber anywhere in England.
Go anywhere in the world and you'll find some sort of hamburger restaurant.
I was wondering if there was anywhere I could go to get this repaired.
There are quite a few words that they use in that part of the country that you don't hear anywhere else.
They live in some tiny little village miles from anywhere (= a very long way from any towns).
A2 used in questions or negatives to mean "a place":
I can't find my keys anywhere.
Is there anywhere in particular you wanted to go to eat tonight?
Did you go anywhere interesting this summer?
Is there anywhere to eat around here?
used to say that a number or amount is in a certain range but that you cannot say exactly what it is:
He charges anywhere from $20 to $50 for a haircut.
As a teacher you could expect to be paid anywhere (= any amount) between £25 and £50 per hour.
More examples
- Smoking is not permitted anywhere in this theatre.
- I've lost my glasses and I can't find them anywhere.
- We studied the report thoroughly but the information we wanted wasn't given anywhere.
- We were caught in a thunderstorm, without anywhere to shelter.
- Have you seen the remote control for the TV anywhere?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Somewhere, anywhere, nowhere, or everywhere
- across
- all over somewhere idiom
- all over the place idiom
- anyplace
- at every turn idiom
- every
- from top to bottom idiom
- from top to toe idiom
- high
- hunt/search high and low idiom
- length
- nook
- noplace
- place
- somewhere
- the length and breadth of somewhere idiom
- throughout
- turn
- ubiquitous
- ubiquity
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Idiom(s)
anywhere near
not anywhere near
not anywhere to be found
not get/go anywhere