every
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every¹
- /ˈɛv.(ə.)ɹi/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˈev.(ə.)ɹi/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɛvɹi
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English every, everich, everych, from Old English ǣfre ǣlċ, ǣfre ǣġhwelċ. By surface analysis, ever + each or ever + which.
determiner ev'ry · ivery · euery · e'ry
- All of a countable group (considered individually), without exception. Every person in the room stood and cheered.
- Denotes equal spacing at a stated interval, or a proportion corresponding to such a spacing. We stopped for refreshments every ten miles.
- Denotes an abundance of something. We wish you every happiness in the future.
Every²
proper noun
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: all of, all, both, cada, todo, whole, entire, throughout, full, aii, individual, just, maximum, respective, many, ail
Translations
Every language
det all of a countable group
| Español | cada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 각 gak, 모든 modeun, 매(每)- mae-, -마다 -mada |
| 日本語 | 凡ゆる arayuru, 全ての subete no, 其々 sorezore, 各々 onoono, …毎に …goto ni, 毎 mai- |
| 中文 | 每 měi, 各 gè |
| हिन्दी | प्रत्येक pratyek, हर har |
| Kiswahili | kila |
| Português | cada, todo, toda |
| Français | tout, chaque |
| Deutsch | jeder |
| Italiano | ogni |
| Ελληνικά | κάθε káthe |
| Română | fiecare |
| Русский | ка́ждый káždyj, вся́кий vsjákij |
| Tiếng Việt | mỗi, các, từng |
| العربية | كُلّ kull |
| עברית | כֹּל kol |
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