any

Meaning

Adv

To even the slightest extent, at all.

Det

1. One at all; at least one; at least one kind of; some; a positive quantity of.
2. A/an, each or some, no matter its/their identity or nature.
3. An unspecified but imminent (second, minute, day etc.).

Pron

Any thing(s) or person(s).

Opposite of

zero#Determiner, no#Determiner

Synonyms

some

every

🔁

all

whichever

anyone

each

one

at all

whatever

a few

🤏

anybody

a

🅰️

anything

someone

somebody

some one

either

whatsoever

anywhere

something

few

🤏

arbitrary

in the least

which

several

everyone

any one

what

who

whoever

in the bush

both

a little

any at all

nowhere

no matter which

any number

even in a slight degree

in any way

of some kind

of some sort

every one of

any of

either of

none at all

part of

the least bit

a an

any man alive

a bit

Translations

irgendein

qualsiasi

quelconque

cualquier

jeder

cualquiera

alguno

tout

ninguno

🙅

qualunque

n’importe quel

algun

enig

qualsevol

qualche

🤏

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛnɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: any

Inherited from Old English: ǣniġ

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: eenich

Cognate with Western Frisian: iennich

Cognate with Dutch: enig

Cognate with Afrikaans: enig

Cognate with German: einig

Cognate with Italian: unico

Cognate with French: unique

In summary

From Middle English any, eny, ony, ani, aniȝ, eniȝ, æniȝ, from Old English ǣniġ (“any”), from Proto-West Germanic *ainīg, *ainag, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”), equivalent to one + -y.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian eenich (“some”), West Frisian iennich (“only”), Dutch enig (“any, some”), Afrikaans enig (“any”), German Low German enig (“some”), German einig (“some”); via Proto-Indo-European *óynos cognate with Latin ūllus (“any”), Latin ūnicus (whence Italian unico (“unique”), French unique (“unique”)). Piecewise doublet of unique.

Sentences

Any time but Christmas .

In those days , very few of the people had any idea about astronomy .

Debate may also end if no senator wishes to make any further remarks .

Accepted students may enroll at the beginning of any year of high school .

He didn't want any conversation at this point .

Five percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race .