everyone

[ ev-ree-wuhn, -wuhn ]

/ ˈɛv riˌwʌn, -wən /

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pronoun

every person; everybody.

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Origin of everyone

First recorded in 1175–1225, everyone is from the Middle English word everichon.See every, one

usage note for everyone

See each.

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How to use everyone in a sentence

Everyone out there who says, “Charlie Hebdo provoked,” is making the same fundamental error.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Our Duty Is to Keep Charlie Hebdo Alive|Ayaan Hirsi Ali|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Almost everyone there will be a decent person and treat you well.
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“Competition is there, of course, but I think there is enough business for everyone as long as the demand is there,” he says.
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That ground hold was to stop you flying through weather that could kill you and everyone else aboard.
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As played by Omundson, King Richard is effeminate, sincere, and ten times funnier than everyone else.
‘Galavant’: A Drunken, Horny Musical Fairy Tale|Melissa Leon|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
This widening grasp of languages is or was within the capacity of nearly everyone born into the world—given the facilities.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
It would make everyone careful, of course, but I fail to see any grievance in that.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Neantmoins le vieil Membertou, pere du malade, conceut asss l'affaire, et me promit qu'on s'arresteroit tout ce que j'en dirois.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
En effet un soir, sa femme et enfans l'abandonnerent entierement, et s'en allerent cabaner ailleurs, pensant que c'en estoit vuid.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various

British Dictionary definitions for everyone (1 of 2)

everyone

/ (ˈɛvrɪˌwʌn, -wən) /

pronoun

every person; everybody

usage for everyone

Everyone and everybody are interchangeable, as are no one and nobody, and someone and somebody. Care should be taken to distinguish between everyone and someone as single words and every one and some one as two words, the latter form correctly being used to refer to each individual person or thing in a particular group: every one of them is wrong

British Dictionary definitions for everyone (2 of 2)

every one

pronoun

each person or thing in a group, without exceptionevery one of the large cats is a fast runner

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