51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

every

[ev-ree]

adjective

  1. being one of a group or series taken collectively; each.

    We go there every day.

  2. all possible; the greatest possible degree of.

    every prospect of success.



every

/ ˈɛɪ /

determiner

  1. each one (of the class specified), without exception

    every child knows it

  2. (not used with a negative) the greatest or best possible

    every hope of success

  3. 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

  4. (used in comparisons with as) quite; just; equally

    every bit as funny as the other show

  5. each alternate; every second

    every other day

    1. in all directions; everywhere

      I looked every which way for you

    2. from all sides

      stones coming at me every which way

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of every1

First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English every, everich, Old English ǣڰ ǣ, literally “ever each” (the first element of the phrase reinforcing the second); ever ( def. ), each
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of every1

C15 everich, from Old English ǣڰ ǣ, from ǣڰ ever + ǣ each
Discover More

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. every bit, in every respect; completely.

    This is every bit as good as she says it is.

  2. every which way, in all directions; in disorganized fashion.

    I brushed against the table, and the cards fell every which way.

  3. 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.

  4. every other, every second; every alternate.

    milk deliveries every other day.

In addition to the idioms beginning with every, also see at every turn; each and every; finger in the (every) pie; living soul, every; nook and cranny, every.
Discover More

Synonym Study

See each.
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

“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.”

From

He arrived at Los Angeles General Medical Center one cloudy day this winter just as thousands of people do every year: alone and unknown.

From

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.

From

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.

From

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.

From

Advertisement

Related 51Թs

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


everwhichevery bit