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

Then, during the Renaissance, when everything Ancient Rome was new again, people revived the concept and refreshed it for a new era, turning it into a more generalized symbol of liberty, one that could be carried or rallied around as necessary, eventually bringing us to the poles that popped up all over New England on the eve of the American Revolution, and from there back to the dudes in Plymouth.

From Slate

But it is clear that it didn’t hold any real significance, practical or sentimental, to the Pilgrims themselves, because they basically wrote everything down, and no one ever mentioned it.

From Slate

I like to think of those men, who had surely heard about the last time some dudes moved Plymouth Rock, who’d probably joked about it, wouldn’t it be kind of hilarious if they dropped it again while doing everything they could not to drop it again.

From Slate

"He had an operation that people were brought in by others, so he didn't do everything himself. And we think it's very important that not only do predators get brought to justice, but those who conspire with them, who help them, who are complicit."

From BBC

But Real have experienced everything in this competition and the message from Ancelotti following the defeat was clear.

From BBC

Related Words

• all
• business
• lot