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eve·ry  (vr)
adj.
1.
a. Constituting each and all members of a group without exception.
b. Being all possible: had every chance of winning, but lost.
2. Being each of a specified succession of objects or intervals: every third seat; every two hours.
3. Being the highest degree or expression of: showed us every attention; had every hope of succeeding.
Idioms:
every bit Informal
In all ways; equally: He is every bit as mean as she is.
every now and then/again
From time to time; occasionally.
every once in a while
From time to time; occasionally.
every other
Each alternate: She went to visit her aunt every other week.
every so often
At intervals; occasionally.
every which way Informal
1. In every direction.
2. In complete disorder.

[Middle English everi, everich, from Old English fre lc : fre, ever; see aiw- in Indo-European roots + lc, each; see lk- in Indo-European roots.]
Usage Note: Every is representative of a large class of English words and expressions that are singular in form but felt to be plural in sense. The class includes, for example, noun phrases introduced by every, any, and certain uses of some. These expressions invariably take a singular verb; we say Every car has (not have) been tested. Anyone is (not are) liable to fall ill. But when a sentence contains a pronoun that refers to a previous noun phrase introduced by every, grammar and sense pull in different directions. The grammar of these expressions requires a singular pronoun, as in Every car must have its brakes tested, but the meaning often leads people to use the plural pronoun, as in Every car must have their brakes tested. The use of plural pronouns in such cases is common in speech, but it is still widely regarded as incorrect in writing.·The effort to adhere to the grammatical rule causes complications, however. The first is grammatical. When a pronoun refers to a phrase containing every or any that falls within a different independent clause, the pronoun cannot be singular. Thus it is not idiomatic to say Every man left; he took his raincoat with him. Nor can one say No one could be seen, could he? Writers unwilling to use plural forms in these examples must find another way of expressing their meaning, either by rephrasing the sentence so as to get the pronoun into the same clause (as in Every man left, taking his raincoat with him) or by substituting another word for every or any (as in All the men left; they took their raincoats with them).·The second complication is political. When a phrase introduced by every or any refers to a group containing both men and women, what should the gender of the singular pronoun be? This matter is discussed in the Usage Notes at he and they. See Usage Notes at all, any, each, either, he1, neither, none, they.

every
Adjective
1. each without exception: they were winning every battle
2. the greatest or best possible: there is every reason to believe in the sincerity of their commitment
3. each: every 20 years
4. every bit as Informal just as: she's every bit as clever as you
5. every other each alternate: every other month [Old English ǣfre ever + ǣlc each]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.every - (used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception; "every person is mortal"; "every party is welcome"; "had every hope of success"; "every chance of winning"
all - quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class; "we sat up all night"; "ate all the food"; "all men are mortal"; "all parties are welcome"
2.every - each and all of a series of entities or intervals as specified; "every third seat"; "every two hours"
all - quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class; "we sat up all night"; "ate all the food"; "all men are mortal"; "all parties are welcome"

every
adjective each, each and every, every single
Translations
every [ˈɛvrɪ] adj 1. (= each) → cada;
every one of them [persons] → todos ellos/as (= objects); cada uno de ellos/as;
every shop in the town was closed → todas las tiendas de la ciudad estaban cerradas
2. (= all possible) → todo/a;
I gave you every assistance → te di toda la ayuda posible;
I have every confidence in him → tiene toda mi confianza;
we wish you every success → te deseamos toda suerte de éxitos
3. (showing recurrence) → todo/a;
every day/week → todos los días/todas las semanas;
every other car had been broken into → habían forzado uno de cada dos coches;
she visits me every other/third day → me visita cada dos/tres días;
every now and then → de vez en cuando

every [ˈɛvrɪ] adj 1. (= each) → chaque;
every one of them → tous (sans exception);
every shop in town was closed → tous les magasins en ville étaient fermés
2. (= all possible) → tous(toutes) les;
I gave you every assistance → j'ai fait tout mon possible pour vous aider;
I have every confidence in him → j'ai entièrement or pleinement confiance en lui;
we wish you every success → nous vous souhaitons beaucoup de succès
3. (= showing recurrence) → tous les;
every day → tous les jours, chaque jour;
every other car → une voiture sur deux;
every other/third day → tous les deux/trois jours;
every now and then → de temps en temps

every [ˈɛvrɪ] adj 1. jede(r, s);
every one of them (persons) → jede(r) (Einzelne) von ihnen;
(objects) → jedes einzelne Stück;
every day → jeden Tag;
every week → jede Woche;
every other car → jedes zweite Auto;
every other/third day → alle zwei/drei Tage;
every shop in the town was closed → alle Geschäfte der Stadt waren geschlossen;
every now and then → ab und zu, hin und wieder
2. (= all possible);
I have every confidence in him → ich habe volles Vertrauen in ihn;
we wish you every success → wir wünschen Ihnen alles Gute

every [ˈɛvrɪ] adjogni;
every day → tutti i giorni, ogni giorno;
every other/third day → ogni due/tre giorni;
every other car → una macchina su due;
every now and then → ogni tanto, di quando in quando;
I have every confidence in him → ho piena fiducia in lui

every
adj every [ˈevri]
1 each one of or all (of a certain number) Every room is painted white; Not every family has a car. elke, ieder كُل всички každý hver; hver eneste; enhver; alle jede (-r, -s) κάθε, όλοι cada, todo iga هر؛ همه jokainen tout; chaque כָּל प्रत्येक svaki, pojedini mindegyik setiap sérhver ogni すべての 어느 것이나 모두 kiekvienas katrs setiap elk hver każdy cada fiecare; tot каждый každý vsak svaki alla, samtliga, varje แต่ละ; ทั้งหมด her 所有的(確定數目) кожний ہر ایک mỗi
2 each (of an indefinite number or series) Every hour brought the two countries nearer war; He attends to her every need. elke كُل всеки každý hver; hver eneste; alle jede (-r, -s) κάθε cada iga هر jokainen chaque; chacun de כָּל हर svaki mind(en) setiap sérhver, hver og einn ogni いずれの 모든 kiekvienas katrs setiap elk hver (eneste), alle każdy cada fiecare; orice каждый; любой každý vsak svaki varje, var, varenda ทุก ๆ her 每一(不確定數目) будь-який ہر mỗi
3 the most absolute or complete possible We have every reason to believe that she will get better. alle كافَّة، كُل всеки všechen hver; hver eneste; enhver; alle all κάθε todo kõik هر گونه؛ کامل kaikki tout אֶת כָּל הַ- सभी mnogo minden mutlak allur hugsanlegur ogni あらゆる 온갖 visi, visokeriopas ikviens; jebkurš segala alle all mulig wszelki todo tot всяческий akýkoľvek vsak svaki alla ทั้ั้งมวล her türlü 一切可能的 всілякий تمام کے تمام mọi 可能
4 used to show repetition after certain intervals of time or space I go to the supermarket every four or five days; Every second house in the row was bright pink; `Every other day' means èvery two days' or `on alternate days'. elke مَرَّةً كُل يَوْمَيْن на всеки každý hver jede (-r, -s) κάθε cada iga هر؛ هر...یکبار joka tous les מִדֵי हर घंटे, दिन इत्यदि svaki minden setiap annar hver ogni ~ごとに ...마다 kas katrs tiap om de hver, annenhver co ... cada (la) fiecare каждый každý vsak (četrti dan itd.) svaki var [] ทุก ๆ her...-de 每隔...的 кожний مرحلہ وار mỗi một ...的
pron ˈeverybody, *ˈeveryone
every person Everyone thinks I'm right. elkeen, almal كُل شَخْص всеки každý alle; hver eneste jeder καθένας, όλοι todos, todo el mundo igaüks همه؛ همه کس jokainen, kaikki tout le monde כָּל אֶחָד प्रत्येक व्यक्ति svi mindenki setiap orang allir tutti だれでも皆 누구든지, 모두 kiekvienas, visi ikviens; jebkurš; visi semua orang iedereen alle, enhver każdy, wszyscy todo o mundo/toda a gente toată lumea каждый; все každý vsakdo svi alla, var och en ทุกคน herkes 每人 кожний; всі ہر شخص mọi người
adj ˈeveryday
1 happening, done used etc daily her everyday duties. daaglikse يَوْمِيَّا всекидневен každodenní hverdagspligter; hverdags- täglich καθημερινός cotidiano, de todos los días igapäevane روزانه päivittäinen quotidien יוֹמיוֹמִי प्रतिदिन svakodnevni mindennapi sehari-hari daglegur quotidiano 毎日の 매일의 kasdieninis ikdienas- setiap hari dagelijks daglig, hverdags- codzienny todo o dia/cotidiano zilnic каждодневный každodenný vsakdanji svakodnevni daglig ซึ่งเกิดขึ้นทุกวัน günlük, her günkü 每日的 щоденний, повсякденний روزانہ ہونے والا hàng ngày 每日
2 common or usual an everyday event. alledaagse عادي، يَوْمي ежедневен všední dagligdags alltäglich κοινός, συνηθισμένος habitual argine عادی؛ معمول arkipäiväinen tous les jours de רָגִיל सामान्य, साधारण, प्रतिदिन का uobičajen, svakodnevan mindennapos biasa hversdags- di tutti i giorni ありふれた 예사로운 kasdieniškas parasts hari-hari alledaags dagligdags, hverdagslig powszedni habitual/corriqueiro banal повседневный všedný vsakdanji uobičajen vardaglig, alldaglig, vanlig ตามปกติ olağan, sıradan 尋常的 звичайний; буденний عام یا معمولی quen thuộc
pron ˈeverything
all things Have you everything you want? alles كُل شَيء всичко cokoli alt; alting; det hele alles καθετί, όλα todo kõik همه چیز kaikki tout הַכּוֹל सब कुछ sve minden segalanya sérhvað, allt tutto すべてのもの 모든 것 viskas viss semua alles alt wszystko tudo tot всё čokoľvek vse sve allt, allting, alltsammans ทุกสิ่งทุกอย่าง her şey 一切事物 все سب کچھ mọi thứ
adv ˈeverywhere
(in or to) every place The flies are everywhere; Everywhere I go, he follows me. orals كُل مَكان на всякъде všude overalt überall παντού todas partes kõikjal, kõikjale همه جا؛ هرجا kaikkialla partout (oû) בְּכָל מָקוֹם सर्वत्र posvuda, svuda mindenütt di mana-mana hvarvetna, alls staðar dovunque どこでも 어디든지 visur visur setiap tempat overal overalt, alle steder wszędzie em toda a parte peste tot, oriunde повсюду; везде všade povsod svuda överallt ทุกหนแห่ง her yere, her yerde 到處 всюди, скрізь ہر کہیں khắp nơi
every bit as
just as You're every bit as clever as he is. ruim, net so, soveel تَماما مِثْلَ колкото právě tak lige så genauso εξίσου tan, igual de niisama ... kui درست مثل؛ از هر حیث aivan yhtä tout aussi מִכָּל הַבּחִינוֹת उतना ही jednako, baš toliko pont (olyan..., mint) sama sekali sama alveg jafn (mikið) proprio, del tutto まったく同じ 모든 점에서 ...한 toks pat tikpat setanding precies zo fullt ut, i alle deler całkowicie, co do joty tão exact точно práve tak ravno tako podjednako precis lika เป็นอย่าง her bakımdan 像...一樣 так само; у всіх відношеннях بالکل đúng như
every now and then / every now and again / every so often
occasionally We get a letter from him every now and then. so af en toe, telkens مِن حينٍ إلى آخر، بيْن الفَيْنَه والفَيْنَه от верем на време tu a tam, občas fra tid til anden; nu og da; en gang imellem hin und wieder κάθε τόσο de vez en cuando aeg-ajalt هر از چند گاه؛ گهگاهی silloin tällöin de temps à autre מִדֵי פַּעַם समय समय पर svako malo hébe-hóba kadang-kadang alltaf öðru hverju di quando in quando 時おり 때때로 retkarčiais šad un tad sekali sekala af en toe og da, fra tid til annen co jakiś czas de vez em quando din când în când время от времени občas, zavše tu in tam povremeno då och då, allt emellanåt เป็นครั้งคราว arada sırada, zaman zaman 時常 час від часу اکثر thỉnh thoảng
every time
1 always; invariably We use this method every time. telkens دائِما، كُل مَرَّه винаги pokaždé, vždy altid; hver gang stets πάντοτε cada vez (que) iga kord همیشه joka kerta, aina chaque fois כָּל פַּעַם सदा svaki put, uvijek minden alkalommal selalu alltaf; í hvert skipti ogni volta いつも 언제나 visada vienmēr; visu laiku setiap masa elke keer hver gang, alltid za każdym razem de cada vez de fiecare dată când всегда; неизменно zakaždým vselej svaki put alltid, jämt ตลอด her zaman 總是 завжди بلا استثنا lần nào cũng
2 whenever Every time he comes, we quarrel. elke slag, elke keer كُل مَرَّه، كُلَّمـا по всяко време kdykoli hver gang sooft όποτε, κάθε φορά που cada vez que iga kord kui هرگاه joka kerta kun chaque fois que כָּל פַּעַם जब-जब kadgod valahányszor setiap kali alltaf; í hvert skipti sem ogni volta ~するたびに ...할 때마다 kada tik kad vien setiap kali elke keer hver gang, når som helst kiedykolwiek de cada vez/de? de fiecare dată всякий раз kedykoľvek vsakokrat svaki put varenda (varje) gång เมื่อไหร่ก็ตาม her ne zaman, her...-diğinde 每當 кожен раз, завжди جب بھی bất cứ lúc nào

everybody, ~everyone are singular: Everybody is (not are ) tired / Everyone should buy his own ticket .

see also their .



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