every

English Online Dictionary. What means every‎? What does every mean?

English

Alternative forms

• ev'ry (poetic)
• ivery (obsolete)
• euery (obsolete)
• e'ry (colloquial)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English every, everich, eaver-euch, averiche, aver alche, ever ælche, from Old English ǣfre ǣlċ, ǣfre ǣġhwelċ (“each and every”). By surface analysis, ever +‎ each or ever +‎ which.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɛv.(ə.)ɹi/
• Rhymes: -ɛvɹi
• Hyphenation: ev‧ery, ev‧e‧ry

Determiner

every

1. All of a countable group (considered individually), without exception.
2. Denotes equal spacing at a stated interval, or a proportion corresponding to such a spacing.

3. (with certain nouns) Denotes an abundance of something.

Usage notes

• Now generally used only for a group of three or more, but formerly could be used for two, in the sense of "each" or "both":

Synonyms

• each

Antonyms

• no
• none

Derived terms

Descendants

• Sranan Tongo: ibri

Translations

See also

• all
• each
• Thesaurus:quantifier

Anagrams

• veery, Verey, y'ever, verye

Middle English

Adjective

every

1. Alternative form of everich