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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The record, a gorgeous collection of songs about yearning — for love, self, art, everything — is meant to be shared in a small room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
The longest ovation of all came when he pledged to "use this job to build the kind of Britain my dad wanted to see – and fight with everything I've got to keep it together".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Neither Winterich nor Ekerdt suggested I keep everything, and neither suggested I throw it all out, either.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
The agent was also able to gather everything I needed for Global Entry applications from my calendar and inbox, including five years of international travel history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Many of them were Indigenous—long.and short-haired, light-and dark-complected, dressed like punks and clean girls and mob wives and everything else that had ever become an aesthetic.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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