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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Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday defended the approach, saying the Southeast Asian nation "has done everything we can" to engage neighbouring Indonesia on the issue.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Angel’s been really everything we could’ve hoped for,” Atlanta coach Karl Smesko said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
She’s open to seeing Latinas being everything in TV and film, where can they exist in a world in which they can just be people who just happen to be Latinas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
If you tell that story, then everything that follows will also be different.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
The weather warms enough to open the windows, then it gets frigid again, and then it rains buckets and everything turns to ice.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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