anywhere
1 adv You use anywhere in statements with negative meaning to indicate that a place does not exist.
ADV after v, be ADV, oft ADV cl/group
I haven't got anywhere to live..., There had never been such a beautiful woman anywhere in the world.
2 adv You use anywhere in questions and conditional clauses to ask or talk about a place without saying exactly where you mean.
ADV after v, be ADV, from ADV, oft ADV cl/group
Did you try to get help from anywhere?..., If she wanted to go anywhere at all she had to wait for her father to drive her.
3 adv You use anywhere before words that indicate the kind of place you are talking about.
ADV cl/group
(=anyplace)
He'll meet you anywhere you want..., Let us know if you come across anywhere that has something special to offer.
4 adv You use anywhere to refer to a place when you are emphasizing that it could be any of a large number of places.
ADV after v, be ADV (emphasis)
Rachel would have known Julia Stone anywhere., ...jokes that are so funny they always work anywhere.
5 adv When you do not want to be exact, you use anywhere to refer to a particular range of things.
ADV from/to n, ADV between pl-n, ADV up
His shoes cost anywhere from 10001200 up..., My visits lasted anywhere from three weeks to two months.
6 adv You use anywhere in expressions such as anywhere near and anywhere close to to emphasize a statement that you are making.
ADV adj/adv (emphasis)
There weren't anywhere near enough empty boxes...
7 If you say that someone or something is not getting anywhere or is not going anywhere, you mean that they are not making progress or achieving a satisfactory result.
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not be getting anywhere/not be going anywhere phrase V inflects
The conversation did not seem to be getting anywhere...