anything

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

n’importe quoi

irgendetwas

cualquier cosa

rien

οτιδήποτε

qualsiasi cosa

quelque chose

algo

irgendwas

etwas

alles

qualcosa

iets

κάτι

qualquer coisa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛn.ɪ.θɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: anything

Inherited from Old English: aniþing

Inherited from Old English: 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.

Sentences

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

I don't want anything for myself .

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

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