everything

/ˈɛv(ə)ɹiˌθɪŋ/

Frequency rank #216

everything

Definitions

  1. pronoun

    All the things being talked about.

    Examples

    • I checked the list again, and everything is done.
    • Thank you for everything you have done for us.
  2. pronoun

    Many or most things.

    Examples

    • What do you want to do at the park? Everything!
    • I did everything today, including the dishes and laundry.
  3. pronoun

    The whole situation.

    Examples

    • She felt sick this morning, but now everything is fine.
    • Everything went wrong, didn't it?
  4. pronoun

    All the effort you have.

    Examples

    • It took everything in me to resist.
    • She gave everything she had to finish the marathon.
  5. pronoun

    The most important thing.

    Examples

    • Timing is everything!
    • In real estate, location is everything.
  6. verb

    Used in jokes as a verb for many actions.

    Examples

    • They tested us, weighed us, photographed us, everythinged us.
    • They outswung us. They out-everythinged us.

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