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every
[ ev-ree ]
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
/ ˈɛvrɪ /
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 so often
every now and then
every third day
- every bitevery bit used in comparisons with as quite; just; equally
every bit as funny as the other show
- every otherevery other each alternate; every second
every other day
- every which wayevery which way
- in all directions; everywhere
I looked every which way for you
- from all sides
stones coming at me every which way
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Word History and Origins
Origin of every1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of every1
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Idioms and Phrases
- every bit, in every respect; completely:
This is every bit as good as she says it is.
- 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.
- every which way, in all directions; in disorganized fashion:
I brushed against the table, and the cards fell every which way.
More idioms and phrases containing every
- at every turn
- each and every
- finger in the (every) pie
- living soul, every
- nook and cranny, every
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Example Sentences
Fortunately, the brain is suspended in cerebrospinal fluid designed to buffer the motions of every-day life.
“I am not going to have a monthly or every-three-months conversation about whether or not we pay our bills,” Obama said.
“Beverage wine” is a term commonly used for inexpensive wine purchased for every-night dinners.
It is an every-day spectacle; it would not seem at first sight to contain material for a picture.
It has got to be such an every-day thing that nobody looks surprised or pays any attention to him.
The distant sound, coming from the world of men and every-day affairs, seemed to break the spell.
In like manner we perceive marks of design and intelligence in the countless contrivances and instruments used in every-day life.
True politeness, as I understand it, is kindness and courtesy of feeling brought into every-day exercise.
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