everything

[ ev-ree-thing ]

pronoun

1. every single thing or every particular of an aggregate or total; all.
2. something extremely important:

   This news means everything to us.

noun

1. something that is extremely or most important:

   Money is his everything.

everything

/ ˈɛvrɪθɪŋ /

pronoun

1. the entirety of a specified or implied class

   she lost everything in the War

2. a great deal, esp of something very important

   she means everything to me

Word History and Origins

Origin of everything¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; every + thing ¹

Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idiom beginning with everything , also see hold everything .

Example Sentences

“So when we got the chance to write the musical, I jumped at it, because I love interesting people like that who have had great success and then been banished and lost everything, and then come back because of their faith and because of their belief, and turn the tables.”

From Los Angeles Times

"I think most businesses, including ours, want to do everything we can to insulate customers from the cost of the tariff. Perhaps some businesses have surplus operating margin to use to absorb that cost, but we don't. So our primary tool for freeing up funds to cover the costs of tariffs is to cut other costs," he said.

From Salon

"But we're fighting a war against a vicious enemy and we must have the right to use everything we need within the realm of international law to defend ourselves," he said.

From BBC

"Everything we do will always upset a small group of people but you just have to move forward," he said.

From BBC

But the seven members vote on everything and were unanimous in the decision to move their reality show to Netflix, he said.

From BBC

Related Words

• all
• business
• lot