everything

[ev-ree-thing]

pronoun

1. every single thing or every particular of an aggregate or total; all.

2. something extremely important.

   This news means everything to us.

noun

1. something that is extremely or most important.

   Money is his everything.

everything

/ ˈɛvrɪθɪŋ /

pronoun

1. the entirety of a specified or implied class

   she lost everything in the War

2. a great deal, esp of something very important

   she means everything to me

Word History and Origins

Origin of everything¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; every + thing ¹

Idioms and Phrases

• hold everything

Example Sentences

“We’re talking about situations where you have to manage everything alone and try to resume your career,” she said.

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The Nunalik, one of the few Western cargo vessels capable of operating in the Arctic, mainly transports goods to remote Canadian Inuit communities, which depend on outside supplies for nearly everything.

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“It’s not everything about on the court. That’s what I’ve been saying,” Doncic said.

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"With four of us going we kind of wanted to see everything," David says, "from Taylor Swift's house to the Ghostbusters museum."

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When I'm at my most vulnerable, scouring social media for support, I'm slapped in the face by targeted ads of babies giggling, pregnancy bumps blooming, happy families, reminding me of everything I've lost.

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Related Words

• all 
• business 
• lot