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every
[ ev-ree ]
/ ˈɛv ri /
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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.
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every
/ (ˈɛvrɪ) /
determiner
each one (of the class specified), without exceptionevery child knows it
(not used with a negative) the greatest or best possibleevery hope of success
each: used before a noun phrase to indicate the recurrent, intermittent, or serial nature of a thingevery third day; every now and then; every so often
every bit (used in comparisons with as) quite; just; equallyevery bit as funny as the other show
every other each alternate; every secondevery other day
every which way
- in all directions; everywhereI looked every which way for you
- US and Canadian from all sidesstones coming at me every which way
Word Origin for every
C15 everich, from Old English ǣfre ǣlc, from ǣfre ever + ǣlc each
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