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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“They may have done everything they needed to do, but there’s all these extra steps and administrative burden.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
"Her love of Surrey was in everything she did," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The biggest banks in America move the money behind almost everything you buy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Measure gravity by the statute’s subject matter rather than the defendant’s conduct and proportionality review approves everything.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
It takes everything I have, but I sit up.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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