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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Bowie meticulously saved everything from the early portion of his career, charting his rise to one of the world's most enigmatic and influential musicians.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
“We are building everything, everywhere, all at once. Energy, energy pipelines, energy transmission, energy transition, next gen manufacturing, defense, infrastructure, oh, and this AI and data thing, too.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
If you don’t have audio, and if you’re sitting in a bar or sitting on a plane or wherever, and you can’t hear me, you’ll still understand everything that’s going on.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
In short, everything in the race has broken toward conflict rather than comity.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
The sound of a dog barking is a dead giveaway, but even without that, the competing scents of antiseptic, kibble, and wet dog tell me everything I need to know.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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