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every
[ev-ree]
adjective
being one of a group or series taken collectively; each.
We go there every day.
all possible; the greatest possible degree of.
every prospect of success.
every
/ ˈɛɪ /
determiner
each one (of the class specified), without exception
every child knows it
(not used with a negative) the greatest or best possible
every hope of success
each: used before a noun phrase to indicate the recurrent, intermittent, or serial nature of a thing
every third day
every now and then
every so often
(used in comparisons with as) quite; just; equally
every bit as funny as the other show
each alternate; every second
every other day
in all directions; everywhere
I looked every which way for you
from all sides
stones coming at me every which way
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of every1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of every1
Idioms and Phrases
every bit, in every respect; completely.
This is every bit as good as she says it is.
every which way, in all directions; in disorganized fashion.
I brushed against the table, and the cards fell every which way.
every now and then, on occasion; from time to time: Also every once in a while, every so often.
She bakes her own bread every now and then.
every other, every second; every alternate.
milk deliveries every other day.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“If you don’t have as large of an executive team that can help supplement that, it makes it even more important that you have good producers working on every one of your projects.”
He arrived at Los Angeles General Medical Center one cloudy day this winter just as thousands of people do every year: alone and unknown.
But his domestic opponents have never been able to finish him off and he has shamelessly exploited every new crisis, many of them self-inflicted, to avoid electoral defeat and further consolidate his power.
Held at the QE roughly every six months, scenarios may include multiple stabbings, a bomb blast, a road traffic accident or any incident involving multiple severe injuries.
Little is known about the group, which has been at the centre of global headlines amid scenes of chaos and deadly incidents nearly every day as desperate Palestinians have tried to reach its sites.
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