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

• hold everything

Example Sentences

“I love roller coasters. I love that carnival energy going on. I love arcades. I love everything about that festive outdoor thing, and I’ve never grown out of it.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The attention to detail and the creative element and everything that is going on with those old Disney rides is still, to this day, second to none.”

From Los Angeles Times

A recent scientific publication has come out noting that there is a relationship between the intake of cruciferous vegetables—a large group that includes everything from broccoli to bok choi—and a reduced risk of colon cancer.

From Slate

“They fought, they bled, they struggled, they died for us. They built this country for us. America, in all its glory, is their gift to us, handed down across the generations. It belongs to us. It’s our birthright, our heritage, our destiny. If America is everything and everyone, then it is nothing and no one at all. But we know that’s not true. America is not a ‘universal nation.’

From Slate

"We gave them everything over and over again, more and more and more and nobody is satisfied."

From BBC

Related Words

• all 
• business 
• lot