everything

Meaning

Pron

1. (literally) All the things under discussion.
2. (colloquial, excessive) Many or most things.
3. (colloquial) A state of well-being (from all parts of the whole).
4. (colloquial) Considerable effort.
5. (colloquial) The most important thing.

Verb

Used as a placeholder verb to encapsulate a set of related verbs or any action.

Synonyms

all

everyone

everybody

all things

anything

whole

altogether

entirely

entire

every thing

is

every

🔁

things

wholly

total

the whole

each time

entirety

every one

fine

hunky-dory

just

nature

one

something

this and that

universe

very

what

whatever

whoever

whomever

without exception

world

🗺️

O.K.

anything at all

Christmassy

whole lot

complete set

every kind

all parts

various matters

every affair

whatever one likes

all affairs

all matters

whole thing

is in the air

is on its way

is approaching

Translations

alles

tout

tutto

todo

ogni cosa

todos

alles

alle

tutti

tudo

allemaal

tot

καθετί

όλα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛvɹiθɪŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English every thing; univerbation of every + thing.

Sentences

" You gave them everything I had !" the boy said .

The boy remembered his dream , and suddenly everything was clear to him .

I thought that everything I owned would be destroyed .

He stripped it of everything worth moving , except scenery .

In retrospect , everything was already decided when we heard the siren .

Don't forget that everything you deal with is only one thing and nothing else .