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 stolen trumpet, Mikawa said, was one of the only items to survive when her family lost everything in the Tōhoku earthquake in 2011.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
"In a single second I practically lost everything -- my dreams, everything."
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
In another video, the same woman debriefs the experience: “I just blacked out and spent nearly 600 euros at the French pharmacies. So, let’s go through everything I got.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“They bring a bit of everything, and Coach Patterson does a great job of scheming up the defense,” Paige said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
If Dad knew the decision that had to be made, he’d do everything to try to get me out of it.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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