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

Meanwhile, Palisades resident Craig Forrest, who lost everything in January, thinks his new house could be finished within a week or so, although he might not move in until the new year because the contract on his Santa Monica rental runs through December.

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Koerner stood in his new kitchen, going through everything and everyone he’s grateful for this holiday season.

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Speaking to the outlet about his money struggles, the actor explained that he lost his home for one very simple reason: “Because the costs over these last seven years have been astronomical. I’ve had very little coming in and everything going out.”

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“In weird ways, I feel I’m back to where I first started, which is I just went where the work was. Everything is in storage, and I hope at some point, if things continue to improve, that I’ll be able to decide where I want to settle down again.”

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Especially in Armando’s dismal office, the fantastically tasteless production design, by Thales Junqueira, is a magnificent shambles; those inclined to argue that the 1970s were the single ugliest interlude in human history will nod, or sigh, at how eyeball-scrapingly hideous everything is.

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