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anything¹
- /ˈɛn.ɪ.θɪŋ/ UK
- /ˈɛn.i.θɪŋ/ UK
- /ˈɛn.i.θɪŋ/ US
- /ˈɪ̟n.i.θɪŋ/ pin pen merger
- /ˈɛn.i.θiŋ/
- /ˈæn.i.θɪŋ/ Ireland
- /ˈen.i.θɪ̝ŋ/ Australia
Where it comes from
From Middle English anything, enything, onything, from Late Old English aniþing, from earlier ǣniġ þing (literally “any thing”), equivalent to any + thing.
pronoun any thing
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Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatsoever; a thing of any kind; something or other.
I would not do it for anything.
Similar: aught
- Expressing an indefinite comparison. Perhaps it was this atmosphere of misplacedness and loneliness as much as anything which led her to speak to him one evening in early summer when the office had closed.
noun anythings · any thing
- Someone or something of importance. How long does it take to turn you actors into good anythings?
verb anythings · anythinging · anythinged · any thing
- Used as a placeholder verb for any verb out of a set of related verbs. He wasn't cooking, he wasn't sweeping, he wasn't anythinging!
anything²
- /ˈɛn.ɪ.θɪŋ/ UK
- /ˈɛn.i.θɪŋ/ UK
- /ˈɛn.i.θɪŋ/ US
- /ˈɪ̟n.i.θɪŋ/ pin pen merger
- /ˈɛn.i.θiŋ/
- /ˈæn.i.θɪŋ/ Ireland
- /ˈen.i.θɪ̝ŋ/ Australia
Where it comes from
From Middle English anything, enything, onything, onythynge, from Old English ǣniġe þinga, ǣnġi þinga (literally “by any of things”), from ǣniġe, instrumental form of ǣniġ (“any”) + þinga, genitive plural of þing (“thing”).
adverb any thing
- In any way, any extent or any degree. That isn't anything like a car.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mind, just, alright, thing, that, very, this, what, entire, whole, fine, some, approximately, any, outset, whatever
Translations
Every language
pron any thing of any kind
| Español | cualquier cosa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아무것도 amugeot-do |
| 日本語 | 何でも nandemo |
| 中文 | 什麼 /什么 shénme |
| हिन्दी | कुछ kuch |
| Kiswahili | kitu |
| Português | qualquer coisa |
| Français | n’importe quoi, rien |
| Deutsch | irgendetwas, irgendwas |
| Italiano | qualunque cosa, qualsiasi cosa, niente |
| Ελληνικά | οτιδήποτε otidípote, ό,τι ó,ti |
| Română | orice, nimic |
| Русский | всё, что уго́дно vsjo, što ugódno, всё vsjo, что уго́дно što ugódno, что́-нибудь štó-nibudʹ |
| العربية | أَيُّ شَيْءٍ ʔayyu šayʔin |
noun someone or something
| 日本語 | 何でも nandemo |
|---|---|
| Português | qualquer coisa |
| Ελληνικά | οτιδήποτε otidípote |
| Română | cineva, ceva |
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title = {anything},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anything},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
