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everything

American  
[ev-ree-thing] / ˈɛv riˌθɪŋ /

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 British  
/ 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
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Etymology

Origin of everything

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

Example Sentences

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Much like manufacturing barbed wire, making clothes in the 1860s was a time-consuming effort, with pretty much everything people wore sewn by hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

“These were consumer-based lawsuits, so you would think they’d actually do something for consumers with everything that they stipulated that this company did wrong,” Sanchez said.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

If the sport was going to survive in the desert it needed stars, it needed personalities and it needed a cultural makeover — especially in Los Angeles, where the box-office draw was everything.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

But you can’t undo everything that has happened in the last year.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

I think about blocking his number, but part of me wants to see that he’s trying, even if it’s to blame me for everything he did.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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