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

“That’s such a tragedy. My best wishes go out to Pop and his family. That’s devastating news. It’s a lot. The NBA family, we all stick together. I know we compete every night, but something like this happens, it puts everything in perspective.”

From Los Angeles Times

Polymarket users can buy and sell shares to predict everything from election results to whether TikTok will be banned.

From Salon

"Everything was separate from Faisal Malik," Mr Sharif said.

From BBC

Musk isn’t influencing everything so far—his preferred Senate majority leader, Rick Scott, lost that bid to South Dakota’s John Thune—but it’s clear who’ll be wearing the pants at DOGE.

From Slate

“I'm surrounded by all this up-to-date technology, everything's working well,” he says.

From BBC

Related Words

• all
• business
• lot