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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

/ ˈɛvrɪ /

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 so often

    every now and then

  4. every bit
    used in comparisons with as quite; just; equally

    every bit as funny as the other show

  5. every other
    each alternate; every second

    every other day

  6. every which way
    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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of every1

First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English every, everich, Old English ǣfre ǣlc, literally “ever each” (the first element of the phrase reinforcing the second); ever ( def ), each
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Word History and Origins

Origin of every1

C15 everich, from Old English ǣfre ǣlc, from ǣfre ever + ǣlc each
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Idioms and Phrases

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

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

  2. 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.

  3. every other, every second; every alternate:

    milk deliveries every other day.

  4. every which way, in all directions; in disorganized fashion:

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

More idioms and phrases containing every

  • at every turn
  • each and every
  • finger in the (every) pie
  • living soul, every
  • nook and cranny, every
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Synonym Study

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Example Sentences

Fortunately, the brain is suspended in cerebrospinal fluid designed to buffer the motions of every-day life.

“I am not going to have a monthly or every-three-months conversation about whether or not we pay our bills,” Obama said.

“Beverage wine” is a term commonly used for inexpensive wine purchased for every-night dinners.

It is an every-day spectacle; it would not seem at first sight to contain material for a picture.

It has got to be such an every-day thing that nobody looks surprised or pays any attention to him.

The distant sound, coming from the world of men and every-day affairs, seemed to break the spell.

In like manner we perceive marks of design and intelligence in the countless contrivances and instruments used in every-day life.

True politeness, as I understand it, is kindness and courtesy of feeling brought into every-day exercise.

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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.

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