everywhere

everywhere — adverb

1. happening or present in every possible location, or throughout all parts of a pa

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Definition

happening or present in every possible location, or throughout all parts of a particular area

Example

Reema searched everywhere for her passport before her flight to Manila.

search everywhere for [something]

Yuki has traveled everywhere in Taiwan, from Taipei to the beaches of Kenting.

Common collocations
  • search everywhere for
  • look everywhere for
  • follow someone everywhere
  • everywhere you go/look
  • everywhere else
Synonyms
  • all over

    more informal; often suggests a surface or area rather than individual locations ('crumbs all over the floor')

  • throughout

    more formal; emphasizes every part of a bounded area ('throughout the city')

  • far and wide

    idiomatic expression; emphasizes great distances from many directions

Antonyms

Usage Note

Can be placed at the end of a clause (most common), before the subject in an adverbial clause pattern (everywhere + subject + verb), or after a verb. In informal spoken English, everywhere can function as a subject ('Everywhere looks the same to me').

Common Mistakes

Is there a supermarket everywhere near here?
Is there a supermarket anywhere near here?
Use 'anywhere' for questions about whether a place exists, and 'everywhere' to mean all places.
She looked in everywhere for the keys.
She looked everywhere for the keys.
Do not add a preposition before 'everywhere'; it already includes the idea of 'in/to/at.'

everywhere — noun

Word family

Synonym discussion

Sense: adverb/1

Everywhere is the broadest and most neutral word, suitable for any register or context. All over is slightly more informal and often suggests a surface or area that is covered ('mud all over the carpet'). Throughout is more formal and emphasizes complete distribution inside a defined space, such as a building, city, or period of time ('throughout the school'). Far and wide is an idiomatic expression that stresses great distances and is used mostly with verbs of travel or searching ('they searched far and wide for the lost dog'). For everyday conversation, everywhere is the default choice; for more precise or formal writing, throughout may be preferred.

everywhere ↗all overthroughout ↗far and wide ↗

Common collocations

Nouns

Adverbs

  • almost everywhere
  • nearly everywhere
  • practically everywhere
  • just about everywhere

Phrases

  • everywhere you go
  • everywhere you look
  • everywhere else
  • everywhere but

Prepositions

Etymology

Old EnglishMiddle EnglishModern English

Everywhere comes from the Old English phrase 'ǣfre ǣlċ hwǣr,' meaning 'ever each where' (ever + each + where). Over time the three words merged into a single word by the 14th century, keeping the sense of 'in or to every place.'