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anywhere
[ en-ee-hwair, -wair ]
adverb
- in, at, or to any place.
- to any extent; to some degree:
Does my answer come anywhere near the right one?
noun
- any place or direction:
They knew the attack could come from anywhere.
anywhere
/ ˈɛɪˌɛə /
adverb
- in, at, or to any place
- get anywhereto be successful
it took three years before he got anywhere
- anywhere fromany quantity, time, degree, etc, above a specified limit
he could be anywhere from 40 to 50 years old
Spelling Note
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Idioms and Phrases
- get anywhere, to achieve success:
You'll never get anywhere with that attitude!
Example Sentences
“This is a historic settlement,” he said, noting that he couldn’t find a larger sex abuse settlement anywhere in the world.
The night sky as viewed from anywhere on Earth could become several times brighter, perhaps even too bright for astronomical observations to be made at all.
From Saturday, all goods imported to the US from anywhere in the world will face a 10% "baseline" tariff.
For one, the city does not have anywhere near enough treatment beds to accommodate all the people in need.
There was nobody around, literally no one anywhere on any of the trails.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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