everyone

[ev-ree-wuhn, -wuhn]

pronoun

1. every person; everybody.

everyone

/ ˈɛvrɪˌwʌn, -wən /

pronoun

1. every person; everybody

Usage

See each.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of everyone¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

see entries under every man.

Example Sentences

“Our commitment to creating magical experiences for everyone remains at the heart of what we do — and that will never change.”

From Los Angeles Times

It was officially ruled a suicide, but Dale left behind a series of notes intended for someone like Lee to question and mistrust everyone.

From Salon

Indeed, when asked who he had in mind when writing that line about the sadness of white men who care, Harjo gently grinned and answered, “Everyone I know.”

From Salon

Rebecca Paul says young people have "bad associations" with the last Conservative government which "tried to keep everyone happy and ended up with a mishmash of policies".

From BBC

Coach Julie Wilkins said, “We don’t have an all-star like Haylee, but everyone contributes.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• anybody 
• everybody 
• people