everyone

[ ev-ree-wuhn, -wuhn ]

pronoun

1. every person; everybody.

everyone

/ ˈɛvrɪˌwʌn; -wən /

pronoun

1. every person; everybody

Usage Note

See each.

Usage

Everyone and everybody are interchangeable, as are no one and nobody, and someone and somebody. Care should be taken to distinguish between everyone and someone as single words and every one and some one as two words, the latter form correctly being used to refer to each individual person or thing in a particular group: every one of them is wrong

Word History and Origins

Origin of everyone¹

First recorded in 1175–1225, everyone is from the Middle English word everichon. See every, one

Idioms and Phrases

see entries under every man .

Example Sentences

But as Trump prepares to reenter the White House with a proposal to significantly expand tariffs, they seem to be on everyone's mind.

From Salon

Having alienated virtually everyone in the House, including its Republicans, his only remaining path to advancement is through doglike devotion to Donald Trump.

From Slate

But almost everyone, particularly those in public life, has something they would prefer to remain unknown.

From Slate

Not everyone supports Labour's Right to Buy reforms.

From BBC

“Everyone wants to be on top. That’s the whole goal. ‘I want to be Cate Blanchett.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• anybody
• everybody
• people