wherever

wher‧ev‧er S2 /weərˈevə $ werˈevər/ BrE AmE adverb
1. to or at any place, position, or situation:
Children will play wherever they happen to be.
Sit wherever you like.
... or wherever (=used to emphasize that you are talking about any place and not a specific place)
Dublin people dress more individually than people in London or wherever.
2. in all places that:
She is shadowed by detectives wherever she goes.
I feel I ought to be nice to them wherever possible (=at all times when it is possible).
3. used at the beginning of a question to show surprise:
‘Wherever did she find that?’ Daisy wondered.
4. wherever that is/may be used to say that you do not know where a place or town is or have never heard of it:
She wants to move to Far Flatley, wherever that is

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wherever

wher·ever [wherever] conjunction, adverb [weərˈevə(r)] [werˈevər]

conjunction
1. in any place
• Sit wherever you like.

• He comes from Boula, wherever that may be (= I don't know where it is).

2. in all places that
Syn: everywhere

• Wherever she goes, there are crowds of people waiting to see her.

3. in all cases that
Syn: whenever
• Use wholegrain breakfast cereals wherever possible.

Idiom: or wherever

adverb used in questions to mean ‘where’, expressing surprise

• Wherever can he have gone to?

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

wherever / weəˈrev.ə r / / werˈev.ɚ / adverb , conjunction

B1 to or in any or every place:

We can go wherever you like.

Wherever I go I always seem to bump into him.

All across Europe, wherever you look, marriage is in decline and divorce rates are soaring.

Wherever you choose to live there are always going to be disadvantages.

He lives, apparently, in Little Overington, wherever that is.

B2 in every case:

Wherever possible I use honey instead of sugar.

wherever / weəˈrev.ə r / / werˈev.ɚ / adverb

used instead of 'where' to add emphasis to a phrase, usually expressing surprise:

Wherever did you find that hat!

Wherever did you get that idea!

Wherever does he get the money from to go on all these exotic journeys?

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

wherever

[(h)weəre̱və(r)]
1) CONJ-SUBORD You use wherever to indicate that something happens or is true in any place or situation.
  Some people enjoy themselves wherever they are...
  Jack believed in finding happiness wherever possible...
  By simply planning a route, you can explore at will and stop whenever and wherever you like.
2) CONJ-SUBORD You use wherever when you indicate that you do not know where a person or place is.
  I'd like to leave as soon as possible and join my children, wherever they are...
  `Till we meet again, wherever that is,' said the chairman.
3) QUEST (emphasis) You use wherever in questions as an emphatic form of `where', usually when you are surprised about something.
  Wherever did you get that idea?...
  Wherever have you been?
4) PHRASE: n-proper/prep PHR (vagueness) You use or wherever to say that something might happen in a place other than the place you have mentioned, but that you are not able to say exactly where. [INFORMAL]
  The next day she was gone to Lusaka, Kampala, or wherever.
  ...language which will allow the students in class or wherever to express their opinions.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wherever

²wherever conj
1 : at, in, or to any place that
• We can have lunch wherever [=anywhere] you like.
• Bodyguards follow the singer wherever [=everywhere] she goes.
2 : in any situation in which : at any time that
• Wherever [=whenever] (it is) possible, I try to help out.
wherever that may be or wherever that is
- used to say that you do not know where a place is
• She's from Jefferson City, wherever that may be.

¹wher·ev·er /weɚˈɛvɚ/ adv
1 : in what place : where
- used in questions that express surprise or confusion
• Wherever [=where on earth; where in the world] have you been?
• Wherever did you get that hat?
• Wherever did I put my keys?
2 : in, at, or to any place
• “Where should I put this?” “Oh, just put it wherever.” [=anywhere]
• We can go to the park, the beach, (or) wherever.