Meaning & use
everywhere
Last updated
UK/ˈevriweə(r)/
US/ˈevriwer/
Meaning
adverb
In, at, or to all places.
Grammar: Used without a preposition: I looked everywhere. Not 'in everywhere'.
Patterns
- go everywhere
- look everywhere
- be everywhere
I've looked everywhere for my keys.
There were flowers everywhere in the spring.
She takes her phone everywhere she goes.
Common combinations
- everywhere else
- The shops are closed, but everywhere else is open.
- from everywhere
- People came from everywhere to see the show.
- all over everywhere
- There was paint all over everywhere.
- everywhere you look
- Everywhere you look, there are advertisements.
Synonyms and how they differ
- all over
- Informal; means 'in many places', not necessarily every single place.
- everyplace
- American, informal; same meaning as 'everywhere'.
Opposites
Word family
- everywhere pronoun
- Rare, but can mean 'every place': everywhere is different.
Commonly confused: everywhere or every where? everywhere or anywhere?
everywhere vs every where
Incorrect spelling; write it as one word: everywhere.
everywhere vs anywhere
'Anywhere' means 'in or to any place' (often in questions/negatives), while 'everywhere' means 'in all places'.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence.
Choose one answer.
'Everywhere' is an adverb of place and does not need a preposition like 'in' or 'at'. So 'I looked everywhere for my pen' is correct.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “everywhere”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.
Your sentence stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.