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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"If you're suddenly in an environment where you're essentially getting killed a couple of times per year, then that changes everything," said Mitchell.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
“But if he has zero symptoms and everything else is going great — he’s over the moon with his new child, he’s so happy — that’s not somebody I’m going to treat with testosterone.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
With my dad and my aunt and uncle, Medicaid took everything, including their homes, to pay for nursing-home care.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
This is a basic principle: If AI lowers the cost of routine work, it raises the value of everything else.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
“With everything going on in Davey, my parents didn’t want me to stay here with just the staff while they are out of town.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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