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1. everywhere in the world
2. everywhere in a place or country
3. in or to any place
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1. everywhere in the world
▷ everywhere /ˈevriweəʳ/ [adverb]
in or to every country or area of the world :
▪ Everywhere, even in the Antarctic, there are signs that the Earth is getting warmer.
▪ Women everywhere are beginning to assert their rights.
▪ Poverty affects children everywhere - not just in developing countries, but in Europe and North America as well.
everywhere else
in every other place
▪ We deliver goods the next day in the UK and within a week everywhere else.
▷ worldwide /ˌwɜːʳldˈwaɪd◂/ [adjective]
in every part of the world :
▪ There has been a worldwide decrease in the number of whales.
▪ Campaigners are calling for a worldwide ban on the use of land mines.
▪ a worldwide TV audience of over a billion people
worldwide [adverb]
▪ The company employs about 20,000 worldwide.
▪ On the Internet, people can send messages worldwide in seconds.
▷ all over the world /ɔːl ˌəʊvəʳ ðə ˈwɜːʳld/ [adverb]
in every part of the world - use this especially to say how much a particular idea, organization etc has spread :
▪ The Red Cross is a large organization with members all over the world.
▪ Teams from all over the world will compete in next week’s tournament.
▪ All over the world people’s lives are being changed by the new technology.
▷ global /ˈgləʊb ə l/ [adjective usually before noun]
involving or including the whole world - used especially in newspapers :
▪ The new global economy is exciting and full of possibilities.
▪ Only the UN can tackle global problems like pollution of the atmosphere.
on a global scale
▪ Anything the US does is likely to have an impact on a global scale.
globally [adverb]
▪ The goal of the treaty is to reduce the number of nuclear weapons globally.
▷ the world over /ðə ˌwɜːʳld ˈəʊvəʳ/ [adverb]
in every country or area of the world - use this to say that something is the same in each country :
▪ Hollywood films are popular the world over.
▪ Children the world over love a good story.
▷ globalization also globalisation British /ˌgləʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃ ə nǁ-lə-/ [uncountable noun]
when companies and businesses operate all over the world and have factories, workers, shops etc in many different countries :
▪ Globalization can often lead to the destruction of local customs and cultures.
▪ Thanks to globalization, the burger you buy in Moscow is exactly the same as the one you buy in New York.
▪ Anti-globalization protesters clashed with police on the streets of Geneva today.
2. everywhere in a place or country
▷ everywhere also every place American informal /ˈevriweəʳ, ˈevri pleɪs/ [adverb]
in or to every part of a place or country :
▪ The whole street was flooded - there was water everywhere.
▪ Where did you find my keys? I’ve been looking everywhere for them.
▪ You see bank machines everywhere nowadays.
▪ They go every place together.
everywhere in
▪ There were beautiful rice fields everywhere in the region.
everywhere else
in every other place
▪ Doctors in Colorado, like doctors everywhere else, did not have enough of the vaccine.
▷ all over /ɔːl ˈəʊvəʳ/ [preposition/adverb]
in or to many different parts of a town, country etc, especially when you want to say that you have been to many places :
▪ We spent two weeks in Mexico and traveled all over.
▪ The choir has sung in concerts all over the country.
▪ Katie’s toys were spread out all over the floor.
all over the place
▪ He went all over the place looking for a shop selling corkscrews but couldn’t find one.
▷ throughout /θruːˈaʊt/ [preposition/adverb]
in every part of an area or place :
▪ You could hear their laughter throughout the building.
▪ The house is in excellent condition with fitted carpets throughout.
▷ wherever you go/look /weərˌevəʳ juː ˈgəʊ, ˈlʊk/ [adverb]
if you find a particular thing wherever you go or look, you find it in all the different places that you go to or look in :
▪ There seem to be fountains wherever you look in this park.
▪ He seems to make friends wherever he goes.
▷ here, there and everywhere /ˌhɪəʳ ˌðeər ənd ˈevriweəʳ/ [adverb] informal
in many different places, without any particular plan or pattern :
▪ We lived here, there, and everywhere as I was growing up.
▪ The adults sat on the porch while the children ran here, there, and everywhere.
▷ nationwide /ˌneɪʃ ə nˈwaɪd◂, ˈneɪʃ ə nwaɪd/ [adjective only before noun]
in every part of a country :
nationwide strike/demonstration/campaign
▪ Workers held nationwide strikes and demonstrations all over Spain.
nationwide search/hunt/study/survey
▪ A nationwide hunt was launched yesterday for the killer of 13-year-old Nicola Jones.
nationwide [adverb]
▪ We have a total of 96 stores nationwide.
▷ widespread /ˈwaɪdspred/ [adjective]
happening in many places - use this especially about problems or bad situations that affect many areas or many countries :
▪ There has been widepread flooding in Germany, and the rivers are still rising.
▪ Government corruption is widespread in the country.
3. in or to any place
▷ anywhere also any place American /ˈeniweəʳ, ˈeni pleɪs/ [adverb]
in or to any place :
▪ You can buy them anywhere, and they’re very cheap.
▪ We never go any place or do anything interesting.
anywhere in
▪ Is there any place in the neighborhood where I can get a quick lunch?
anywhere else
▪ I’m so happy here. I couldn’t possibly imagine living anywhere else.
anywhere near
▪ I don’t want that man anywhere near my house.