Adondequiera (en. Wherever)

/aðondeˈkjeɾa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
adverb
Indicates a non-specific place, used to express that one can go anywhere.
I go wherever my dreams take me.
Voy adondequiera que me lleven mis sueños.
Used to express indeterminacy in the destination.
She wants to travel wherever there is adventure.
Ella quiere viajar adondequiera que haya aventura.
Can express a certain urgency to move to a place.
Wherever you go, take me with you.
Adondequiera que vayas, llévame contigo.

Etymology

Composition of 'a donde' and 'quiera', from Latin 'quīrerē' meaning 'to want'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

wherever you go
Expression that means 'to any place you choose to go'.
adondequiera que vayas
to go anywhere
Indicates the action of moving without a fixed destination.
ir adondequiera

Related Words

where
Interrogative used to ask about the destination of a movement.
adónde
where
Indicates a specific place.
donde

Slang Meanings

To go to an indefinite place.
Today I want to go out, and wherever the wind takes me.
Hoy quiero salir y adondequiera que me lleve el viento.