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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

/ 藞蓻惫谤瑟 /

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

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of every1

First recorded in 1125鈥75; Middle English every, everich, Old English 牵蹿谤别 牵濒肠, literally 鈥渆ver each鈥 (the first element of the phrase reinforcing the second); ever ( def ), each
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of every1

C15 everich, from Old English 牵蹿谤别 牵濒肠, from 牵蹿谤别 ever + 牵濒肠 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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Example Sentences

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As part of the role, Wales' future generations commissioner writes a progress report every five years, to be published a year before a Senedd election.

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"My ultimate goal for SheRaces is that we don't exist because it's not needed anymore and every woman is able to get on the start line," she added.

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Not every team in the 1970s could play like Nottingham Forest or Liverpool - but many tried, because those styles defined their time.

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He said people from every part of the country had come under attack, and while they'd come to Kashmir at his invitation he could not ensure their safe return.

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X-rays called mammograms are offered to women between the age of 50 and 71 every three years to check for signs of cancer, but can currently only be performed by female staff.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

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

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