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everything

[ev-ree-thing]

pronoun

  1. every single thing or every particular of an aggregate or total; all.

  2. something extremely important.

    This news means everything to us.



noun

  1. something that is extremely or most important.

    Money is his everything.

everything

/ ˈɛɪθɪŋ /

pronoun

  1. the entirety of a specified or implied class

    she lost everything in the War

  2. a great deal, esp of something very important

    she means everything to me

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of everything1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; every + thing 1
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Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idiom beginning with everything, also see hold everything.
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Example Sentences

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"They sent out all these consultants and they charged everything to us. The sewage system was not fit for purpose so why are we paying?"

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"We don't know who to go to, everything takes so long."

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Yungblud’s new album is out, 28 Years Later is released in UK cinemas, gaming fans have Date Everything to look forward to, and Benson Boone is also dropping a new album.

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But where Date Everything! goes next is somewhat more unexpected.

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“I didn’t think I would be met with any sort of no, especially because we’re in LA and with everything happening,” she said.

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