every
32 ENTRIES FOUND:
- every (adjective)
- again (adverb)
- base (noun)
- being (noun)
- bit (noun)
- book (noun)
- born (adjective)
- cloud (noun)
- day (noun)
- dog (noun)
- each (adjective)
- fiber (noun)
- himself (pronoun)
- inch (noun)
- last (adjective)
- life (noun)
- man (noun)
- nook (noun)
- now (adverb)
- one (pronoun)
- other (adjective)
- second (adjective)
- silver lining (noun)
- so (adverb)
- then (adverb)
- Tom, Dick, and Harry (noun)
- touch (verb)
- trick (noun)
- turn (noun)
- walk (noun)
- which (adjective)
- word (noun)
Britannica Dictionary definition of EVERY
1
:
including each person or thing in a group or series
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I heard every word you said.
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He devotes every spare moment to his hobby.
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His every move was carefully watched.
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She's beautiful in every way/respect.
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Ceramics of every kind were on display.
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We have every reason to believe (that) he's telling the truth. [=we have no reason not to believe him]
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He looked closely at every last one [=every one] of them.
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They were questioning every little thing [=everything] she said.
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He provided them with guidance every step of the way. [=throughout the entire process]
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Every time [=whenever] I go there I learn something new.
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We're making every effort [=we're doing all that we can] to solve the problem.
2
a
— used to describe how often some repeated activity, event, etc., happens or is done
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She drives to town every few days.
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Every day she starts work at 8 a.m.
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The fair is held every other/second year. [=the fair is held one year, not held the next year, held the following year, and so on]
b
— used to describe how far apart the things in a series of things are placed from each other
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They placed a marker every 20 yards or so.
c
— used in phrases like one in every three to describe how common something is
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problems that affect one in every three people
3
:
not lacking in any way
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I have every [=complete, total] confidence in you.
at every turn
each and every
every bit
every expectation of
every man for himself
every now and then/again
or every once in a while or every so often
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sometimes but not often
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from time to time
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occasionally
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We still see each other every now and then.
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They would get together every now and again.
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Every so often she'd come in to check on him.
every which way
US, informal
1
:
in every direction
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Bullets were flying every which way.
2
:
in a disorderly manner
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The papers were stacked every which way.
