everywhere English · revision 4199

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=compound|attested=c. 1200|origins=ang ǣfre ġehwǣr}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˈev.ri.weə/, US /ˈev.ri.wer/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|enm|eauerihwer]],^(Etymonline) a contraction of Old English [[m|ang|ǣfre ġehwǣr]],^(Etymonline) built from [[ever]] and [[where]];^(Etymonline) the -i- was apparently a prefix, as in [[handiwork]].^(Etymonline) Etymonline says it is not from [[every]], while the Shorter Oxford and Merriam-Webster derive it partly or wholly from every and where.^(SOED 2002)^(MWU 2024) Old English also had ǣghwǣr “everywhere”.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ “In every place, in all places”: about 1200 in Etymonline,^(Etymonline) before 1225 in the OED.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It was formerly also written as separate words.^(SOED 2002) From 1674 the OED records a rare adjective use, “all-pervading”,^(OED 1989) and a noun, “all places or directions”, ''the everywhere'', for infinite or omnipresent space, is recorded before 1631.^(OED 1989) “In many places, met with commonly”, colloquial, is from the early 20th century.^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1200 – in every place.^(Etymonline)

+ * a. 1631 – noun, all places.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1674 – adjective, all-pervading.^(OED 1989)

+ * early 20th century – in many places.^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # In every place; in all places.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # In many places; very widespread.^(SOED 2002)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # All places or directions.^(OED 1989)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[almost everywhere]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[anywhere]]

+ * [[everybody]]

+ * [[everyone]]

+ * [[everything]]

+ * [[nowhere]]

+ * [[somewhere]]

+ * [[ever]]

+ * [[every]]

+ * [[where]]

+ * [[everyday]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}