C2 verb Neutral

anywhere

/ˈeniweə(r)/

Refers to any place or location, often used in negative statements, questions, and conditional clauses to indicate a lack of restriction. At a C2 level, it is frequently used to emphasize scale, degree, or the absence of progress in complex metaphorical contexts.

Ejemplos

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1

I looked for my passport, but it wasn't anywhere in the house.

I looked for my passport, but it wasn't anywhere in the house.

2

The proposed amendments do not appear anywhere in the final draft of the treaty.

The proposed amendments do not appear anywhere in the final draft of the treaty.

3

Are you heading anywhere special for your birthday?

Are you heading anywhere special for your birthday?

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
anywhere
Adverbio
anywhere
Relacionado
ubiquity
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Truco para recordar

Think of 'Any' (no limit) + 'Where' (place). It represents the freedom of any location without a specific destination.

Quiz rápido

The negotiations are stalling; we don't seem to be getting _______ with the current proposal.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: a

Ejemplos

1

I looked for my passport, but it wasn't anywhere in the house.

everyday

I looked for my passport, but it wasn't anywhere in the house.

2

The proposed amendments do not appear anywhere in the final draft of the treaty.

formal

The proposed amendments do not appear anywhere in the final draft of the treaty.

3

Are you heading anywhere special for your birthday?

informal

Are you heading anywhere special for your birthday?

4

This specific sequence of nucleotides is not found anywhere else in the human genome.

academic

This specific sequence of nucleotides is not found anywhere else in the human genome.

5

Unless we secure more funding, this project isn't going to get anywhere near completion.

business

Unless we secure more funding, this project isn't going to get anywhere near completion.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
anywhere
Adverbio
anywhere
Relacionado
ubiquity

Colocaciones comunes

anywhere near not even close to a particular state or amount
get anywhere to make progress or achieve success
anywhere else in or to another place
anywhere from... to... used to describe a range between two values
not anywhere to be found completely missing or absent

Frases Comunes

anywhere but here

in any place except this current location

not getting anywhere

failing to make progress in a discussion or task

if anywhere

used to suggest that a quality exists only in a specific, limited place

Se confunde a menudo con

anywhere vs nowhere

Anywhere is used in questions and negatives ('not anywhere'), while nowhere is a negative adverb on its own.

anywhere vs everywhere

Everywhere means in all places, while anywhere means in one unspecified place out of all possibilities.

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Notas de uso

Mainly used in negative sentences and questions. In affirmative sentences, it means 'it doesn't matter where'.

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Errores comunes

Learners often use 'anywhere' in affirmative sentences where 'somewhere' is required, or use double negatives like 'don't go nowhere' instead of 'don't go anywhere'.

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Truco para recordar

Think of 'Any' (no limit) + 'Where' (place). It represents the freedom of any location without a specific destination.

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Origen de la palabra

Derived from Middle English 'any' (from Old English 'ǣnig') and 'where' (from Old English 'hwǣr').

Patrones gramaticales

Used as an adverb of place Used as a pronoun in specific contexts Commonly follows a negative verb (e.g., 'cannot find anywhere')

Quiz rápido

The negotiations are stalling; we don't seem to be getting _______ with the current proposal.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: a

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