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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In an environment where everything is designed to be ephemeral, nothing can ever truly stand out.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
"You trust people don't you? This has made us really cautious now in everything we do. It's sad but we feel like we wouldn't trust anybody again."
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
“If you purchase a house, you’re on the hook for everything related to that property.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
That transformation will likely go beyond the energy and water footprints of data centers or electricity generation, promising everything from affordable and palatable cultivated meats to lower-impact precision agriculture to hyperefficient jet engines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
His question lands with a thud at my feet and everything I’ve been wanting to tell him scrambles into a pile in my head.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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