everything

UK /ˈɛv(ə)ɹiˌθɪŋ/ US /ˈɛv(ə)ɹiˌθɪŋ/

pron 5verb 1

Definitions

pron

All the things under discussion.

I checked the list again and everything is done.

Thank you for everything you've done for us.

Many or most things.

A: What do you want to do at the amusement park? B: Everything!

I did everything today – washed the dishes, cut the lawn, did the laundry.

A state of well-being (from all parts of the whole).

Everything failed, didn't it?

She wasn't feeling well this morning but now everything is fine.

Considerable effort.

It took everything in me to resist the temptation to skip work on my birthday.

The most important thing.

I can't believe I made it in time – timing is everything!

verb

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

‘Hardly. We’re screened by every shrink in the kingdom. We're printed, weighed, photographed, everythinged. Selection for security takes a lifetime—one of our sayings,’ she added modestly.

“ ‘You're right tonight, Boss Man,’ I said. ‘They’re laying it on us.’ “They outswung us, they out-everythinged us.

Collocations

ADJ.

able, big, clean, done, harmless, impossible, right, small

After the party we cleaned everything up before going to bed.

VERB + EVERYTHING

buy, can't, doubt, expect, explain, feeling, give, like

EVERYTHING + NOUN

i'm, schools, you've

You've seen everything schools have to offer in this town.

PREP.

about, about, from, in, out

I need to write about everything from my childhood to now.

ADV.

again, always, theoretically

She always said everything would work out fine in the end.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

everything but the kitchen sink

Almost everything, whether needed or not.

She must have brought everything but the kitchen sink along on the trip, and how she lifted her suitcase, I do not know.

timing is everything

Consideration of other events can greatly influence some desired outcome (such as whether a joke is well received).

- Telling the old joke about a butt-crack was not a good idea, just as the plumber arrived, Bob. - You know what they say: "timing is everything." I'm sure we can find another plum

everything and the kitchen sink

Alternative form of everything but the kitchen sink.

if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail

With limited tools, single-minded people apply them inappropriately or indiscriminately.

when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail

Synonym of if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

Example Bank

I checked the list again and everything is done.

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Thank you for everything you've done for us.

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I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions during my yarn, but every question had a point to it. At the end he bowed and thanked me

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‘Hardly. We’re screened by every shrink in the kingdom. We're printed, weighed, photographed, everythinged. Selection for security takes a lifetime—one of our sayings,’ she added modestly.

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“ ‘You're right tonight, Boss Man,’ I said. ‘They’re laying it on us.’ “They outswung us, they out-everythinged us.

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Charlie does, too. After being adopted by Joan, after having his matted coat shaved bare, after being dewormed and de-everythinged after being loved and fed and loved some more, Charlie has turned int

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, everything is marked as literally, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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