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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Tetiana says the Russians are doing everything they can to intimidate people and drive them out of the city.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
"Freedom of expression is fundamental, but it cannot justify everything," Najwa El Haite, a lawyer for the Union of Mosques of France, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
The attack and others like it show the risk of connecting everything to the internet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
We have some decisions to make about where to live and how to organize everything.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
I tell her everything, including the conversation I had with Grandma in the driveway.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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