everything
Americanpronoun
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every single thing or every particular of an aggregate or total; all.
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something extremely important.
This news means everything to us.
noun
pronoun
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the entirety of a specified or implied class
she lost everything in the War
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a great deal, esp of something very important
she means everything to me
Etymology
Origin of everything
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; every + thing 1
Example Sentences
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The WSJ’s Nicholas G. Miller and Alana Pipe write that the war in Iran, tariffs and the AI build-out have increased costs for everything homebuilders need from materials and labor to transportation and warehousing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
If you don’t have audio, and if you’re sitting in a bar or sitting on a plane or wherever, and you can’t hear me, you’ll still understand everything that’s going on.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
She added that another family she remembers had a fire at their home just before Christmas and they lost "nearly everything".
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
In short, everything in the race has broken toward conflict rather than comity.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
However, part of the mark was on their performance of their poem when they recited it in front of the class, which changed everything.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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