an‧y‧where S1 W3 / eniweə $ -wer / ( also anyplace American English ) 副词

1 in or to any place :

Sit anywhere you like.

You can buy clothes like these anywhere.

I don’t want to live in London, but I’d be happy living anywhere else .

2 used in questions to mean ‘somewhere’ :

Do you need anywhere to stay for the night?

Did you go anywhere exotic on vacation this year?

Have you been anywhere else in Spain?

3 used in negative sentences to mean no place :

I can’t find my passport anywhere.

4 not anywhere near

a) not at all near :

I wasn’t anywhere near him when he fell.

b) not at all :

I don’t think these figures are anywhere near accurate.

5 anywhere between one and ten/anywhere from one to ten etc used to mean any age, number, amount etc between the ones that you say :

She could have been anywhere between 45 and 60 years of age.

We can accommodate anywhere between 60 and 300 people.

6 not get anywhere informal to not be successful at all :

You won’t get anywhere without qualifications.

7 not get somebody anywhere informal if something does not get you anywhere, it does not change a situation or help you to achieve something :

You can try writing to complain, but I don’t think it will get you anywhere.

8 not be going anywhere informal to not be achieving success in your life :

He’s a nice enough lad, but he’s not going anywhere.