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Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

being one of a group or series taken collectively; each.
We go there every day.
all possible; the greatest possible degree of.
every prospect of success.

every

/ ˈɛ��ɪ /

determiner

each one (of the class specified), without exception
every child knows it
(not used with a negative) the greatest or best possible
every hope of success
each: used before a noun phrase to indicate the recurrent, intermittent, or serial nature of a thing
every third day
every now and then
every so often
(used in comparisons with as) quite; just; equally
every bit as funny as the other show
each alternate; every second
every other day
1. in all directions; everywhere
  I looked every which way for you
2. from all sides
  stones coming at me every which way

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Word History and Origins

Origin of every¹

First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English every, everich, Old English ǣ�ڰ�� ǣ��, literally “ever each” (the first element of the phrase reinforcing the second); ever ( def. ), each

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Word History and Origins

Origin of every¹

C15 everich, from Old English ǣ�ڰ�� ǣ��, from ǣ�ڰ�� _ever + ǣ�� _each

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

every bit, in every respect; completely.
This is every bit as good as she says it is.
every which way, in all directions; in disorganized fashion.
I brushed against the table, and the cards fell every which way.
every now and then, on occasion; from time to time: Also every once in a while, every so often.
She bakes her own bread every now and then.
every other, every second; every alternate.
milk deliveries every other day.

In addition to the idioms beginning with every, also see at every turn; each and every; finger in the (every) pie; living soul, every; nook and cranny, every.

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Synonym Study

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Example Sentences

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The US government publishes statistics on business investment only every three months.

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"We will all be drinking water containing TFA every day - so we'll be exposed throughout our lifetime. It's that long-term, low level exposure that is the big concern."

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"I think every day it gets better," Sinner said.

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"The crowd was amazing. The support the whole way through every match was really enjoyable for me."

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“If you don’t have as large of an executive team that can help supplement that, it makes it even more important that you have good producers working on every one of your projects.”

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