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an·y·where

(ĕn′ē-wâr′, -hwâr′)
adv.
1. To, in, or at any place.
2. To any extent or degree; at all: The project isn't anywhere near completion.
3. Used to indicate limits of variation: Anywhere from 300 to 400 patients suffered secondary infections.
n.
Any place whatsoever.
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anywhere

(ˈɛnɪˌwɛə)
adv
1. in, at, or to any place
2. get anywhere to be successful: it took three years before he got anywhere.
3. anywhere from any quantity, time, degree, etc, above a specified limit: he could be anywhere from 40 to 50 years old.
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an•y•where

(ˈɛn iˌʰwɛər, -ˌwɛər)

adv.
1. in, at, or to any place.
2. to any extent or degree: I'm not anywhere near finished.
n.
3. any place or direction: The attack could come from anywhere.
Idioms:
get anywhere, to achieve success: You'll never get anywhere with that attitude.
[1350–1400]
usage: See anyplace.
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anywhere

1. 'anywhere' and 'anyplace'

Anywhere means in any place, or in any part of a particular place.

It is better to have it in the kitchen than anywhere else.
They are the oldest rock paintings anywhere in North America.

Some speakers of American English say anyplace instead of 'anywhere'.

We're afraid to go anyplace alone.
Airports were more closely watched than anyplace else.
2. used in questions and negatives

Anywhere is very commonly used in questions and negative statements.

Is there a phone anywhere?
I decided not to go anywhere on holiday.
For more information, see somewhere
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv. 1. [画像:anywhere - at or in or to any place]anywhere - at or in or to any place; "you can find this food anywhere"; (`anyplace' is used informally for `anywhere')
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
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anywhere

adverb anyplace, NEwer (S.M.S.) Did you try and get help from anywhere?
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Translations
فَي أي مَكانفي أَيِّ مَكان
kdekolivněkdenikdekdekoli
hvor som helst
missä tahansa
n’importe oùn'importe où quelque part
igdje
nokkurs staîar; hvar sem er
どこでもどこへでも
어딘가에
overal eender waar
oriunde
kjerkoli
någonstans
ที่ไหนก็ตาม
herhangi bir yer herhangi bir yer e
ở bất cứ đâu

anywhere

[ˈenɪwɛəʳ]
A. ADV
1. (in questions, location) → en alguna parte, en algún lugar or sitio ; (direction) → a alguna parte, a algún lugar or sitio
have you seen my coat anywhere? → ¿has visto mi abrigo en or por alguna parte? → ¿has visto mi abrigo por algún sitio?
can you see him anywhere? → ¿le ves por alguna parte or por algún sitio?
did you visit anywhere else? → ¿visitasteis algún otro sitio?
2. (with negatives, implied negatives, location) → por or en ninguna parte, por or en ningún sitio ; (direction) → a ninguna parte, a ningún sitio
I can't find it anywhere → no lo encuentro por or en ninguna parte, no lo encuentro por or en ningún sitio
I'm not going anywhere → no voy a ninguna parte, no voy a ningún sitio
we didn't go anywhere special → no fuimos a ningún sitio especial
he was first and the rest didn't come anywhere → él se clasificó primero y los demás quedaron muy por debajo
it's not available anywhere else → no lo tienen en ningún otro sitio, no lo tienen en ninguna otra parte
I wouldn't live anywhere else → no viviría en ninguna otra parte, no viviría en ningún otro sitio
I'm not going to live just anywhere → yo no voy a vivir en cualquier sitio
it isn't anywhere near Castroforte → está bastante lejos de Castroforte
the house isn't anywhere near big enough → la casa no es ni por asomo lo bastante grande
it isn't anywhere near enough (sum of money) → con eso no hay suficiente ni mucho menos
that won't get you anywhere → así no conseguirás nada
3. (in affirmative sentences) → en cualquier parte
put the books down anywhere → pon los libros en cualquier parte or donde sea
anywhere you go you'll see the same → dondequiera que vayas verás lo mismo → verás lo mismo en cualquier parte a donde vayas
sit anywhere you like → siéntate donde quieras
she leaves her things just anywhere → deja sus cosas en cualquier parte
you can buy stamps almost anywhere → se pueden comprar sellos casi en cualquier sitio
she could have been anywhere between 30 and 50 years old → podría haber tenido desde 30 hasta 50 años
it would be the same anywhere else → sería lo mismo en cualquier otra parte
anywhere from 200 to 300 (US) → entre 200 y 300
anywhere in the world → en cualquier parte del mundo
B. PRON
we haven't found anywhere else to live → no hemos encontrado ningún otro sitio para vivir
it's miles from anywhere → está completamente aislado
a plane ticket to anywhere in the world → un billete de avión a cualquier parte del mundo
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anywhere

[ˈɛnihwɛər] adv
(= no matter where) → n'importe où
anywhere in the world → n'importe où dans le monde
You can buy stamps almost anywhere → On peut acheter des timbres presque n'importe où.
(in interrogative sentences) → quelque part
Have you seen my coat anywhere? → Est-ce que tu as vu mon manteau quelque part?
(in negative sentences) → nulle part
I can't see him anywhere → Je ne le vois nulle part.
I can't find it anywhere → Je ne le trouve nulle part.
we're not getting anywhere (= not achieving anything) → cela ne nous mène à rien
... won't get you anywhere (= won't achieve anything)
Arrogance won't get you anywhere → L'arrogance ne mène à rien.
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anywhere

adv
be, stay, live → irgendwo ; go, travel → irgendwohin ; not anywhere → nirgends/nirgendwohin; too late to go anywhere → zu spät, um (noch) irgendwohin zu gehen ; we never go anywhere → wir gehen nie (irgend)wohin; he’ll never get anywhere → er wird es zu nichts bringen ; I wasn’t getting anywhere → ich kam (einfach) nicht weiter ; I haven’t found anywhere to live/to put my books yet → ich habe noch nichts gefunden, wo ich wohnen/meine Bücher unterbringen kann; the cottage was miles from anywhere → das Häuschen lag jwd (inf); they are the oldest caves anywhere in the whole of North America → das sind die ältesten Höhlen in ganz Nordamerika ; there could be anywhere between 50 and 100 people → es könnten (schätzungsweise) 50 bis 100 Leute sein
(= no matter where) be, stay, live → überall ; go, travel → überallhin ; they could be anywhere → sie könnten überall sein; anywhere you like → wo/wohin du willst; ready to go anywhere → bereit, überallhin zu gehen
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anywhere

[ˈɛnɪˌwɛəʳ] adv
a. (in interrogative sentences) → da qualche parte, in qualche posto
can you see him anywhere? → lo vedi da qualche parte?
anywhere else? → da qualche or nessun'altra parte?, in qualche or nessun altro posto?
b. (in negative sentences) → da nessuna parte, in nessun posto
I can't see him anywhere → non lo vedo da nessuna parte
they never go anywhere else → non vanno mai da nessun'altra parte
c. (no matter where) → da qualsiasi or qualunque parte, in qualunque or qualsiasi posto, dovunque
anywhere in the world → dovunque nel mondo
put the books down anywhere → metti i libri dove ti capita
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

any

(ˈeni) pronoun, adjective
1. one, some, no matter which. `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'. enige أي някой, който и да е qualquer jakýkoli irgendeiner/irgendeine/irgendeines hvad/hvilken/nogen som helst οποιοσδήποτε, οτιδήποτε cualquier mis tahes, ükskõik milline هر؛ هرکدام mikä tahansa n'importe quel כלשהו कोई bilo koji akármi, bármi mana saja, apa saja, sembarang hver sem er qualsiasi, qualunque どれでも 어떤 bet kuris jebkurš apa-apa om het even welk hva/hvilken/noen som helst jakikolwiek هر، هر یو qualquer nici un/o; vreun, vreo любой akýkoľvek katerikoli bilo koji vilken (vilket, vilka) som helst หนึ่ง; บ้าง; ใด ๆ herhangi biri, hangisi olursa 任一或任何 який-небудь, будь-який کوئی bất cứ 任一的
2. (in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some. John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left. enige أي никъде, никакъв algum žádný, nějaký irgendwelcher/irgendwelche/irgendwelches nogen κανένας, καθόλου algún; ningún ükski, mõni, mingi هیچ؛ یک yhtään aucun, une; quelque... כלשהו, איזשהו थोड़ा neki semmi(féle), valami satu pun, sedikitpun neinn qualche; nessuno いくらか (부정문) 조금도, 아무 것도 koks nors, joks kāds mana-mana een enkel, wat noen żaden, jakiś, trochę هیڅ ، یو algum вообще, вовсе; какои-нибудь žiadny, nejaký noben; kakšen, kaj ikakav någon, något, några ใด ๆ; บ้าง herhangi, hiç (用於疑問句和否定句等)任一或一些 жодний, ніякий کسی dùng để chỉ một số lượng không xác định (用于否定句和疑问句)任何数量,任一数额
adjective
every. Any schoolboy could tell you the answer. enige أي واحِد، كُل واحِد всеки qualquer každý, kterýkoli jeder/jede/jedes enhver/en hvilken som helst οποιοσδήποτε, κάθε cualquier iga هر jokainen n'importe quel כל कोई भी bilo koji bármely(ik) siapa saja allir, hver, hvaða (sem er) qualsiasi どれでも 모든 bet kuris, kiekvienas ikviens; jebkurš mana-mana ieder enhver, alle, hvilken som helst każdy هر qualquer orice всякий, любой každý katerikoli, vsak svaki varenda ทุก ๆ her, herhagi bir 每一個 всякий, будь-який کوئی mọi 每一个
adverb
at all; (even) by a small amount. Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any. enigsins أبداً изобщо um pouco vůbec, o nic; (o) trochu irgendwie noget (som helst) καθόλου en absoluto, para nada; algo pisutki, mitte sugugi اصلاً lainkaan du tout בכלל थोड़ा भी išta egyáltalán, semmivel, valamivel sedikit pun nokkuð un po'; per niente 少しは 다소나마 bent kiek kaut cik langsung enigermate det grann w ogóle اصلاُ um pouco deloc сколько-нибудь; ничуть o trochu; o nič sploh kaj; sploh nič imalo, nimalo alls, ett dugg บ้าง hiç, hiç mi hiç 任何程度,絲毫 анітрохи, скільки-небудь کسی طرح سے một chút nào 任何程度,丝毫
ˈanybody, ˈanyone pronoun
1. (in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person. Is anybody there? enige iemand, enigiemand أي شَخْص، شَخْص ما някой alguém někdo irgendjemand nogen οποιοσδήποτε alguien keegi کسی kukaan quelqu'un מישהו कोई itko valaki seseorang nokkur qualcuno; nessuno 誰か 누군가 kas nors kāds sesiapa iemand noen ktokolwiek, ktoś یو څوک alguém cineva кто-нибудь; никто niekto kdo neko någon ใคร ๆ birisi, herhangi biri (用於疑問句和否定句)某個人 хто-небудь, хтось کوئی ai đó 任何人
2. any person, no matter which. Get someone to help – anyone will do. enige iemand, enigiemand أي شَخْص някой, който и да е qualquer um kdokoli irgendjemand hvem som helst οποιοσδήποτε cualquiera ükskõik kes هر کس joku n'importe qui מישהו किसी svatko bárki siapa saja hver sem er qualsiasi persona 誰でも 누구든지 bet kas kurš katrs sesiapa om het even wie hvem som helst, enhver ktoś یو څوک qualquer um oricine кто бы то ни был ktokoľvek vsakdo, kdorkoli bilo ko vem som helst ใครก็ได้ birisi, herhangi biri 任何人 будь-хто, хтось کوئی شخص bất cứ ai 任何人
3. everyone. Anyone could tell you the answer to that. almal كُل شَخْص всеки qualquer um kdokoli jeder/jede enhver; hvem som helst ο καθένας, οποιοσδήποτε cualquiera igaüks هر کس kaikki n'importe qui כּוּלַם कोई भी bilo tko akárki setiap orang hver sem er qualsiasi persona 誰でも 아무나 bet kas ikviens setiap orang iedereen hvem som helst, enhver każdy یوڅوک qualquer um oricine всякий, любой ktokoľvek kdorkoli svako vem som helst, alla ใคร ๆ herkes, herhangi bir kişi 每個人 всякий, будь-який ہر کوئی bất cứ ai 每一个人
ˈanyhow adverb
1. anyway. Anyhow, even if the problem does arise, it won't affect us. ewenwel, in elk geval بِأي حال، بِأي شَكْل във всеки случай de qualquer maneira v každém případě trotzdem uanset; alligevel; i hvert fald έτσι κι αλλιώς en cualquier caso, de todas formas, con todo igatahes به هر جهت sitä paitsi de toute façon בכל אופן किसी प्रकार से bilo kako bilo akárhogy bagaimanapun hvernig svo sem comunque, in/ad ogni modo ともかく 어쨌든 kad ir kaip būtų tik un tā walaubagaimanapun hoe dan ook uansett, likevel, i hvert fall tak czy owak, w każdym razie له هراړخه de qualquer maneira ori­cum в любом случае v každom prípade sicer pa u svakom slučaju i alla (varje) fall, ändå ไม่ว่ากรณีใดก็ตาม yine de, genelde, zaten 無論如何 в усякому разі, що б там не було بہر حال dù thế nào chăng nữa 无论怎样
2. in a careless, untidy way. Books piled anyhow on shelves. op enige manier, onnet كَيْفَما إتُّفِق без ред de qualquer maneira nedbale, nepořádn�� irgendwie tilfældig; hulter til bulter όπως να 'ναι de cualquier manera kuidagiviisi با بی دقتی huolimattomasti n'importe comment איך שלא יהיה किसी तरह nemaran rendetlenül tidak rapi hirðuleysislega in modo qualsiasi ぞんざいに 아무렇게나 bet kaip, kaip pakliūva kaut kā; pavirši tidak kemas door elkaar tilfeldig, hulter til bulter w nieładzie له بی پامی سره de qualquer maneira oricum кое-как hocijako vsevprek kojekako lite hur som helst อย่างไม่ระมัดระวัง dikkatsizce, rastgele 雜亂無章地 як-небудь, абияк بے ترتیب lộn xộn 杂乱无章地
ˈanything pronoun
1. (in questions, and negative sentences etc) some thing. Can you see anything?; I can't see anything. enige iets أي شَيء нещо alguma coisa něco; nic irgendetwas noget (som helst) τίποτε algo; nada midagi چیزی mitään quelque chose; rien שום דבר, כלום कोई चीज išta valami sesuatu eitthvað; ekkert; neitt qualcosa; niente 何か (의문문 ·부정문에서) 무엇인가 kas nors kaut kas apa-apa iets noe cokolwiek, coś شی alguma coisa ceva; nimic что-нибудь; ничего niečo; nič kaj; nič išta (ništa) något บางสิ่งบางอย่าง bir şey, herhangi bir şey (用於疑問句和否定句等) 某物 що-небудь, щось کوئی چیز ، کچھ cái nào (用于否定句、疑问句等)什么事(物)
2. a thing of any kind. You can buy anything you like; `What would you like for your birthday?' `Anything will do.' enige iets أي شَيء нещо, каквото и да е qualquer coisa cokoli irgendetwas hvad som helst οτιδήποτε lo que, cualquier cosa ükskõik mis هر چیزی mikä tahansa tout ce que, n'importe quoi כָּל דָבַר कुछ भी bilo što bármi apa saja hvað sem er qualsiasi cosa 何でも (어떤 것, 일 bet kas viss; jebkas apa-apa om het even wat hva som helst cokolwiek هر شی qualquer coisa orice всё hocičo vse, kar; vse, karkoli bilo šta vad som helst สิ่งใด ๆ her şey, ne olursa olsun 任何事(物) будь-що کوئی چیز bất cứ cái gì 任何事(物)
ˈanyway adverb
nevertheless; in spite of what has been or might be said, done etc. My mother says I mustn't go but I'm going anyway; Anyway, she can't stop you. ewenwel بِأي حال، مَع ذلك въпреки всичко de qualquer modo stejně, beztak jedenfalls alligevel; uanset παρόλα αυτά, έτσι κι αλλιώς de todas formas, en cualquier caso niikuinii هرجا joka tapauksessa quand même, de toute façon בכל אופן कैसे भी bilo kako bilo mindenesetre tetap saja, bagaimanapun juga, namun demikian hvort eð er comunque; in ogni modo とにかく 어쨌든 vis tiek, kad ir kaip būtų vienalga kā; tā vai citādi walaubagaimanapun hoe dan ook likevel, uansett tak czy owak هرځای de qualquer modo totuşi, oricum как бы то ни было, так или иначе v každom prípade vseeno; sicer pa ipak i alla (varje) fall, ändå อย่างไรก็ตาม yine de 無論如何 в усякому разі, що б там не було کسی طرح سے dù sao đi nữa 无论如何
ˈanywhere adverb
in any place at all. Have you seen my gloves anywhere?; I can't find them anywhere; `Where will I put these?' `Anywhere will do.' enige plek فَي أي مَكان някъде em qualquer parte někde; nikde; kdekoli irgendwo noget sted; hvor som helst πουθενά, οπουδήποτε en alguna parte; en ninguna parte; en cualquier parte kuskil, ükskõik kus هرجایی؛ جایی missään quelque part; nulle part; n'importe oû בְּאֵיזֶשֶהוּ מָקוֹם कहीं भी igdje valahol, sehol, bárhol di mana saja nokkurs staðar; hvar sem er da qualche parte; da nessuna parte; da qualsiasi parte どこでも, どこかで (의문문·조건절·부정문에서) 어디엔가 kur nors kaut kur; jebkur di mana-mana ergens, om het even waar noensteds; hvor som helst gdziekolwiek, gdzieś هرځایی em qualquer parte (pe) undeva; nicăieri; oriunde где-нибудь; нигде niekde, nikde, kdekoľvek kje; nikjer; povsod, kjerkoli igde (nigde, bilo gde) någonstans, var som helst ไม่ว่าที่ใด herhangi bir yer(d)e 無論哪裡 де-небудь, десь کسی جگہ một chỗ nào đó 无论哪里
at any rate
at least. It's a pity it has started to rain, but at any rate we can still enjoy ourselves at the cinema; The Queen is coming to see us – at any rate, that's what John says. wel عَلى كُل حال، مَهْما يَكُن مِن أمْر при всеки случай de qualquer forma v každém případě; aspoň jedenfalls i alle fald; i hvert fald τουλάχιστον al menos vähemalt حداقل؛ دست کم ainakin au/du moins בְּכָל מִקְרֶה किसी भी कीमत पर bilo kako bilo legalábbis paling sedikit að minnsta kosti almeno とにかく 적어도 bent jau katrā ziņā; vismaz sekurang-kurangnya tenminste i alle fall, i hvert fall przynajmniej لږترلږه pelo menos cel puţin во всяком случае v každom prípade vsaj u svakom slučaju i alla fall (händelser), åtminstone ไม่ว่าอย่างไรก็ตาม hiç olmazsa, en azından 至少,不管怎樣 у всякому разі; принаймні کسی طرح سے dù sao đi nữa 至少,不管怎样
in any case
nevertheless. I don't believe the story but I'll check it in any case. in elk geval عَلى كُل حال، مَهْما يَكُن مِن أمْر въпреки това de qualquer maneira pro každý případ auf jeden Fall i hvert fald; alligevel έτσι κι αλλιώς en cualquier caso, en todo caso igal juhul در هر صورت؛ به هر حال kuitenkin en tout cas, quand même בכל מקרה, בכל אופן जो भी हो za svaki slučaj mindenesetre walaupun demikian samt, þrátt fyrir allt comunque いずれにしても 여하튼 bet kuriuo atveju jebkurā gadījumā bagaimanapun toch i hvert fall, likevel i tak په هر حال، په هر صورت de qualquer maneira în orice caz, totuşi в любом случае v každom prípade vsekakor, vseeno ipak i alla fall, icke desto mindre ไม่ว่าจะเกิดอะไรก็ตาม yine de, bununla beraber 儘管如此 у всякому разі ہر صورت میں bất luận thế nào 无论如何
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anywhere

→ في أَيِّ مَكان kdekoliv hvor som helst irgendwo οπουδήποτε en cualquier sitio missä tahansa n’importe où igdje in qualsiasi posto どこへでも 어딘가에 overal hvor som helst gdziekolwiek em qualquer lugar где (куда)-нибудь någonstans ที่ไหนก็ตาม herhangi bir yer ở bất cứ đâu 无论何处
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

anywhere

adv. dondequiera, en cualquier parte.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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It was only gradually during his convalescence that Pierre lost the impressions he had become accustomed to during the last few months and got used to the idea that no one would oblige him to go anywhere tomorrow, that no one would deprive him of his warm bed, and that he would be sure to get his dinner, tea, and supper.
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The Wizard and Dorothy have both come here through the air, and I am told the earth people have invented airships that can fly anywhere they wish them to go."
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I remember, too, when we had discovered and exhausted another topic of consolation in the circumstance of this ladies' cabin adjoining our state-room, and the consequently immense feasibility of sitting there at all times and seasons, and had fallen into a momentary silence, leaning our faces on our hands and looking at the fire, one of our party said, with the solemn air of a man who had made a discovery, 'What a relish mulled claret will have down here!' which appeared to strike us all most forcibly; as though there were something spicy and high-flavoured in cabins, which essentially improved that composition, and rendered it quite incapable of perfection anywhere else.
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"Well, I rely on the goodness and truth of my master," said Sancho; "and so, because it bears upon what we are talking about, I would ask, speaking with all reverence, whether since your worship has been shut up and, as you think, enchanted in this cage, you have felt any desire or inclination to go anywhere, as the saying is?"
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There isn't a single light anywhere, and the streets are like pitch.
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I don't think I shall ever want to ride anywhere any more.
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We had been very happy at Columbus, as we were apt to be anywhere, but none of us liked the narrowness of city streets, even so near to the woods as those were, and we were eager for the country again.
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