I.at or in any place, anywhere (usu. in neg. clauses, while uspiam, corresp. to quispiam, is used also affirmatively).
I. Lit.: “iste, cui nullus esset usquam consistendi locus, etc.,” Cic. Fl. 21, 50: “numquam etiam fui usquam, quin, etc.,” Ter. Eun. 5, 9 (8), 62: “neque quiescam usquam noctu neque interdiu,” Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 21: “nec usquam insistentes,” Quint. 10, 7, 6: “neque omnino hujus rei meminit usquam poëta ipse,” id. 11, 2, 16.—Of place in books or in history: “quo neque acutius ullius imperatoris cogitatum neque celerius factum usquam legimus,” Nep. Dat. 6, 8.—With gen.: “nec sane usquam terrarum locum, etc.,” Just. 3, 3, 9. —
(β).
In neg. interrog. sentences: “num ejus color pudoris signum usquam indicat?” Ter. And. 5, 3, 7.—With gen.: “an quisquam usquam gentium est aeque miser?” Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 13.—
(γ).
In conditional clauses: “si quid Usquam justitia est,” Verg. A. 1, 604: “si usquam,” Quint. 6, 1, 51; 11, 1, 54.—
b. Affirmatively: “miror te, cum Romā absis, usquam potius esse,” Cic. Leg. 2, 1, 2: “unde quod est usquam ... Inspicitur,” Ov. M. 12, 41: “implorare quod usquam est,” Verg. A. 7, 311. —
B. Of other relations than those of place, in any thing, in any way; with neg., by no means, in no respect, etc. (rare but class.): “neque istic neque alibi tibi usquam erit in me mora,” Ter. And. 2, 5, 9: “neque esset usquam consilio aut auctoritati locus,” Cic. Off. 2, 1, 2: “non usquam id quidem dicit omnino,” id. Tusc. 5, 9, 24: “Jugurtha neque advorsus iram ejus (populi Romani) usquam nisi avaritiā nobilitatis et pecuniā suā spem habere,” Sall. J. 13, 5.—
II. Transf. *
A. Of value: alicui usquam esse, to be of any account or importance (cf.: “nullo loco habere, etc.): quasi jam usquam tibi sint viginti minae,” Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 15 (Bentl. ex conj.: quasi hujus jam tibi).—
B. With verbs of motion, to any place, anywhither, anywhere: “duci potis est si ea usquam gentium,” Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 91: “velut usquam Vinctus eas,” Hor. S. 2, 7, 30.—
2. In gen., at all: “nec vero usquam discedebam,” Cic. Phil. 1, 1, 1: “neque progredi usquam,” Varr. R. R. 2. 4, 11: “(formica) non usquam prorepit,” Hor. S. 1, 1, 37: “moveri Haud usquam potuit,” Ov. M. 4, 553: “prius, quam Tissaphernes usquam se moveret,” Nep. Ages. 3, 2.
