Definitions
- Used to indicate that something can happen or be found in any location. - Used to express a willingness to go to any place. - Used to emphasize that something is true regardless of the location.
- Used to indicate that something is present or occurs in all places. - Used to describe a situation where something is widespread or prevalent. - Used to emphasize that something is ubiquitous or omnipresent.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words refer to locations or places.
- 2Both words are used to describe the presence of something.
- 3Both words can be used to express a sense of ubiquity or omnipresence.
What is the difference?
- 1Scope: Wherever refers to any location, while everywhere refers to all locations.
- 2Usage: Wherever is often used in conditional or hypothetical statements, while everywhere is used to describe a current state of affairs.
- 3Emphasis: Wherever emphasizes the possibility of something happening or being found in any location, while everywhere emphasizes the prevalence or ubiquity of something.
- 4Connotation: Wherever can imply a sense of adventure or exploration, while everywhere can imply a sense of saturation or overwhelmingness.
- 5Function: Wherever can be used as an adverb or conjunction, while everywhere is primarily used as an adverb.
Remember this!
While both wherever and everywhere refer to locations or places, they differ in scope, usage, emphasis, connotation, and function. Wherever implies the possibility of something happening or being found in any location, while everywhere emphasizes the prevalence or ubiquity of something. Additionally, wherever is often used in conditional or hypothetical statements, while everywhere is used to describe a current state of affairs.
