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anything
[ en-ee-thing ]
pronoun
- any thing whatever; something, no matter what:
Do you have anything for a toothache?
noun
- a thing of any kind.
adverb
- in any degree; to any extent; in any way; at all:
Does it taste anything like chocolate?
anything
/ ˈɛnɪˌθɪŋ /
pronoun
- any object, event, action, etc, whatever
anything might happen
noun
- a thing of any kind
have you anything to declare?
adverb
- in any way
he wasn't anything like his father
- anything butby no means; not in the least
she was anything but happy
- like anything(intensifier; usually euphemistic)
he ran like anything
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
- anything but, in no degree or respect; not in the least:
The plans were anything but definite.
- anything goes, any type of conduct, dress, speech, etc., is considered acceptable or valid or is likely to be encountered and tolerated:
That resort is a place where anything goes!
More idioms and phrases containing anything
- can't do anything with
- if anything
- like anything
- not anything like
Example Sentences
Mr Justice Julian Goose told the court the defendant had "chosen" not to say anything and ordered a further preparatory hearing ahead of the trial to take place in December.
The ritual Democratic self-flagellation is calming down a bit as most people finally take a breath and recognize that while the result was a terrible disappointment it was anything but a landslide for Donald Trump, nor was it a crushing rebuke of the Democrats.
"I am not sure if that means anything now, especially as I feel my game is completely different to how it was back then," said Hall.
For all that, the full import of McMahon’s decision is anything but clear.
When Wendy Dio told him she was putting together a fund to help those battling cancer, Trunk vowed he’d do anything he could to help.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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