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anything

[en-ee-thing]
pronoun
  1. any thing whatever; something, no matter what: Do you have anything for a toothache?
noun
  1. a thing of any kind.
adverb
  1. in any degree; to any extent; in any way; at all: Does it taste anything like chocolate?
Idioms
  1. anything but, in no degree or respect; not in the least: The plans were anything but definite.
  2. anything goes, any type of conduct, dress, speech, etc., is considered acceptable or valid or is likely to be encountered and tolerated: That resort is a place where anything goes!

Origin of anything

before 900; Middle English ani thing, eni thing, Old English ǣnig thing. See any, thing1
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Related Words for anythings

everything, all, whatever

Examples from the Web for anythings

Historical Examples of anythings

British Dictionary definitions for anythings

anything

pronoun
  1. any object, event, action, etc, whateveranything might happen
noun
  1. a thing of any kindhave you anything to declare?
adverb
  1. in any wayhe wasn't anything like his father
  2. anything but by no means; not in the leastshe was anything but happy
  3. like anything (intensifier; usually euphemistic)he ran like anything
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Word Origin and History for anythings

anything

n.

late Old English aniþing, from any + thing. But Old English ænig þinga apparently also meant "somehow, anyhow" (glossing Latin quoquo modo).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Idioms and Phrases with anythings

anything

In addition to the idioms beginning with anything

  • anything but
  • anything goes
  • anything like

also see:

  • can't do anything with
  • if anything
  • like anything
  • not anything like
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