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View synonyms for

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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Mills says she spent the first six weeks or so after the fires feeling “very lost and disconnected from myself,” like she was going through an identity crisis after losing everything she owned, including everything she needed for her business.

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It’s being really regulated, and so we have to be really careful with everything.

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The Braves have the most important impact transfers in twins James and Miles Clark, who came from Servite to start at shortstop and center field, respectively, and have changed everything as juniors.

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“The body affects everything in the eye,” she explained.

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“We’re doing everything we can. We are in the streets to make Democrats have more spine.”

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