anything

Betekenis (Engels)

Pron

1. Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatsoever; a thing of any kind; something or other.
2. Expressing an indefinite comparison.

Noun

Someone or something of importance.

Verb

Used as a placeholder verb for any verb out of a set of related verbs.

Adv

In any way, any extent or any degree.

Concepten

iets

alles

Synoniemen

something

whatever

nothing

any

anyone

everything

all

at all

any old thing

anybody

anything at all

thing

anywhere

some things

any kind

no one

nowhere

portion

randomly

reckless

some

something or other

somewhat

things

this and that

thoughtless

thus

what

whoever

whomever

in the bush

various things

whatever one likes

in any way

what-do-you-call-it

certain things

no matter which

aimlessly

anyhow

any time

anyway

arbitrarily

aught

by all means

can

event

everyone

haphazardly

happen

indefinite pronoun

Vertalingen

n’importe quoi

irgendetwas

cualquier cosa

rien

οτιδήποτε

algo

qualsiasi cosa

quelque chose

irgendwas

etwas

alles

qualcosa

qualquer coisa

κάτι

irgend etwas

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɛn.ɪ.θɪŋ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: anything

Overgenomen van Oudengels: aniþing

Overgenomen van Oudengels: ǣniġe þinga

In summary

From Middle English anything, enything, onything, from Late Old English aniþing, from earlier ǣniġ þing (literally “any thing”), equivalent to any + thing.

Zinnen

When you are loved , you can do anything in creation .

Als je geliefd bent, kun je alles doen in de schepping.

I don't want anything for myself .

Ik wil niets voor mezelf.

He rarely spoke to me of anything that didn't directly relate to our work .

Hij sprak zelden tot me over iets dat niet direct betrekking had op ons werk.

His popular exhibitions went under the banner You've never seen anything like it !

Zijn populaire tentoonstellingen gingen onder de banner die je nog nooit zoiets hebt gezien!