wherever

wherever
1. adverb
1) (in whatever place) wo immer

sit wherever you like — setz dich, wohin du magst

or wherever — oder wo immer; oder sonstwo (ugs.)

2) (to whatever place) wohin immer

I shall go wherever I like — ich gehe, wohin ich will

or wherever — oder wohin immer; oder sonstwohin (ugs.)

3) (coll.): (where ever)

wherever in the world have you been? — wo in aller Welt hast du bloß gesteckt?

2. conjunction
1) (in every place that) überall [da], wo

do it wherever possible — tun Sie es, wo od. wenn [irgend] möglich

2) (to every place that) wohin auch

wherever he went — wohin er auch ging

3. pronoun
wo ... auch

wherever you're going to — wo du auch hingehst; wohin du auch gehst

* * *
relative pronoun
1) (no matter where: I'll follow you wherever you may go; Wherever he is he will be thinking of you.) wo auch immer
2) ((to or in) any place that: Go wherever he tells you to go.) ganz gleich wo
* * *
wher·ever
[(h)weəˈrevəʳ, AM (h)werˈevɚ]
I. conj
1. (in, to whatever place) wohin auch immer
we can go \wherever you like du kannst gehen, wo auch immer du hinwillst
2. (in all places) wo auch immer
\wherever you look there are pictures wohin du auch schaust, überall sind Bilder
it should be available \wherever you go to shop man sollte es in allen herkömmlichen Läden bekommen
II. adv inv
1. (in every case) wann immer
\wherever possible I use honey instead of sugar ich verwende, wenn möglich, immer Honig statt Zucker
2. interrog (where) wo [nur]
\wherever did you find that hat? wo hast du nur diesen Hut gefunden?
\wherever does he get the money to go on all those exotic journeys? wo hat er nur das Geld her, um so viele exotische Reisen machen zu können?
\wherever did you get that idea! wie bist du nur auf diese Idee gekommen!
\wherever can he have gone to? wo kann er nur hingefahren sein?
3. (fam: any similar place)
it is bound to have originated in Taiwan or \wherever das muss aus Taiwan oder so kommen fam
* * *
[wɛər'evə(r)]
1. conj
1) (= no matter where) egal or einerlei wo, wo (auch) immer

wherever it came from — egal or einerlei or ganz gleich, woher es kommt, woher es auch kommt

2) (= anywhere, in or to whatever place) wohin

we'll go wherever you like — wir gehen, wohin Sie wollen

he comes from Bishopbriggs, wherever that is or may be — er kommt aus Bishopbriggs, wo auch immer das sein mag

3) (= everywhere) überall wo

wherever you see this sign — überall, wo Sie dieses Zeichen sehen

2. adv
wo nur, wo bloß

wherever have I seen that before? — wo habe ich das nur or bloß schon gesehen?

wherever did you get that hat? — wo haben Sie nur or bloß diesen Hut her?

in London or Liverpool or wherever — in London oder Liverpool oder sonstwo

* * *
wherever [weərˈevə(r); hweər-] adv & konj
1. wo(hin) auch immer; ganz gleich, wo(hin)
2. wo(hin) denn (nur):
wherever could he be? wo kann er denn (nur) sein?
* * *
1. adverb
1) (in whatever place) wo immer

sit wherever you like — setz dich, wohin du magst

or wherever — oder wo immer; oder sonstwo (ugs.)

2) (to whatever place) wohin immer

I shall go wherever I like — ich gehe, wohin ich will

or wherever — oder wohin immer; oder sonstwohin (ugs.)

3) (coll.): (where ever)

wherever in the world have you been? — wo in aller Welt hast du bloß gesteckt?

2. conjunction
1) (in every place that) überall [da], wo

do it wherever possible — tun Sie es, wo od. wenn [irgend] möglich

2) (to every place that) wohin auch

wherever he went — wohin er auch ging

3. pronoun
wo ... auch

wherever you're going to — wo du auch hingehst; wohin du auch gehst

* * *
adv.
wo auch immer adv.
wo immer adv.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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