Definition of "wherever" []

• In or to whatever place: used red pencil wherever needed. (adverb)
• Where: Wherever have you been so long? See Usage Note at whatever. (adverb)
• In or to whichever place or situation: He seems to make enemies wherever he goes. (conjunction)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The DHS 'distorted view of terrorism, that eagerly applies the label wherever it is politically convenient, is very similar to the views of the U.S. Department of Agriculture."
• ""We try to avoid the term wherever we can because it is a flash point," Johnson said."
• "How can children be allowed to watch/observe these horrifying images, yet watching adults sipping wine in a store or wherever is illegal?"