INDEX:
1. all the people in a group
2. every individual person in a group
3. for everyone or affecting everyone
4. feelings that everyone has, something that everyone does etc
RELATED WORDS
everything : ↑ ALL/EVERYTHING
anyone : ↑ ANYTHING/ANYBODY
no one : ↑ PERSON/PEOPLE
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1. all the people in a group
▷ everyone/everybody /ˈevriwʌn, ˈevriˌbɒdiǁ-ˌbɑːdi/ [pronoun]
all the people in a group, or people in general. Everyone is slightly more formal than everybody :
▪ I think everyone enjoyed the party.
▪ Everybody knows that too much fatty food is bad for you.
▪ Help yourselves, there’s plenty of food for everyone.
everyone/everybody else
all the other people
▪ I take lots of photographs of everybody else, but I don’t have many of me.
everyone but Ann/Mark/me etc
all the people except Ann, Mark etc
▪ He blames everyone but himself for his problems.
▷ all /ɔːl/ [predeterminer/quantifier]
every person in a group :
▪ There was no-one in the office - they were all having lunch.
all the/these/their/my etc
▪ John spoke for all the workers.
▪ All my friends like my boyfriend.
we all/you all/them all/us all
▪ We all felt tired so we didn’t go out.
▪ I decided to give them all another chance.
all of
▪ Come in, all of you.
▪ All of our great leaders have had reputations for being difficult to work with.
all children/teachers etc
used for making a general statement about people of the same kind
▪ All children love candy.
almost/nearly all
▪ Nowadays, almost all employers will expect to see your CV before they call you for an interview.
▷ the whole world/town/office etc /ðə ˌhəʊl ˈwɜːʳld/ [noun phrase]
everyone in the world, town, office etc - use this to emphasize that everyone is included :
▪ On 13th May, Churchill spoke from London and the whole world listened.
▪ Keep your voice down, you don’t have to tell the whole office.
▪ The whole town has been affected by this disaster. Everyone knows someone who died.
▷ the lot of them/us/you etc /ðə ˈlɒt əv ðəmǁ-ˈlɑːt-/ [noun phrase] British spoken
all the people in a group - use this especially when you do not like those people :
▪ I hate the lot of them.
▪ ‘Outside, the lot of you!’ he shouted.
▪ Those two have tricked the lot of us.
▷ all and sundry /ˌɔːl ən ˈsʌndri/ [noun phrase]
use this to mean everyone in a group of people when you want to show that none of the people are important in any way :
▪ Her sister told her mother, who then told all and sundry.
▪ After the book signing Clancy stood around talking to all and sundry.
▷ all round British all around American /ˌɔːl ˈraʊnd, ˌɔːl əˈraʊnd/ [adverb]
if there are smiles, tears etc all round, everyone in the group smiles, cries etc :
▪ There were smiles all round as he stood up to make his speech.
▪ There were tears all round when the time came for him to leave.
▪ It was compliments all around as security operators celebrated a virtually trouble-free day.
2. every individual person in a group
▷ each /iːtʃ/ [determiner/pronoun]
each person/member/student etc
▪ Each member of the winning team received a medal.
we each/they each/you each/us each
▪ She gave us each a piece of paper.
▪ There were six of us in the expedition and we each had different reasons for taking part.
each of
▪ He is always there for each of us when we need him.
▪ Each of our staff has their own strengths and weaknesses.
each one
▪ Children follow the same pattern of physical development but each one at a different pace.
one/two/three etc each
▪ There are six sweets left; that means we can have three each.
▷ every /ˈevri/ [determiner]
use this to say that all members of a group do something or are involved in something :
▪ She brought presents for every member of the family.
▪ Every teacher knows the problems that difficult children can cause.
every single
use this to emphasize that you really mean everyone, especially when this is surprising
▪ Fire regulations state that every single child should be out of the building in three minutes.
▷ each and every person/child/member etc /ˌiːtʃ ənd ˌevri ˈpɜːʳs ə n/ [pronoun]
use this to emphasize that every member of a group is included :
▪ Each and every guest is given the highest level of personal attention.
each and every one
▪ There were over two hundred children in the hospital but each and every one was given a Christmas present.
each and every one of us/them/you
▪ Each and every one of us saw him take the money and are prepared to say so in court.
3. for everyone or affecting everyone
▷ for everyone/everybody /fər ˈevriwʌn, ˈevri!bɒdiǁ-ˌbɑːdi/ [adverb]
▪ Don’t worry. There’s plenty of food for everyone.
▪ Inflation is falling, and that’s good news for everyone.
be better for everyone
▪ Sometimes I think it would be better for everybody if I wasn’t here.
▷ all round British all around American /ˌɔːl ˈraʊnd, ˌɔːl əˈraʊnd/ [adverb]
if people get something all round or all around, someone gives something to everyone :
▪ Bernie ordered drinks all round.
▪ After presents all around, we all tucked into our Christmas dinner.
▷ across the board /əˌkrɒs ðə ˈbɔːʳd/ [adverb]
if something, especially a change, happens across the board, it affects or involves everyone, especially in a company or organization :
▪ They decided on a pay increase of 10% across the board.
▪ Jobs will be lost across the board, in manufacturing, marketing, and administration.
right/all across the board
▪ The changes will cause problems right across the board.
▷ for all /fər ˈɔːl/ [adverb]
an expression meaning for everyone - use this especially when talking about something that everyone deserves to have, such as a job, or freedom :
▪ In an ideal society there would be jobs for all.
▪ In his acceptance speech the President promised civil rights for all.
4. feelings that everyone has, something that everyone does etc
▷ universal /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːʳs ə l◂, ˌjuːnəˈvɜːʳs ə l◂/ [adjective]
done, felt, used etc by all the people in a group or all the people in the world :
▪ There does not appear to be universal agreement on the future of the British monarchy.
▪ Support for the government is by no means universal.
have universal appeal
be liked by everyone
▪ It is not easy to write a song that has universal appeal.
universally [adverb]
▪ These arguments have never been universally accepted.
▷ unanimous /juːˈnænɪməs, juːˈnænəməs/ [adjective]
if a group of people or a decision they make is unanimous, all the members of the group agree about something :
▪ Many party members agreed with their leader, but they certainly weren’t unanimous.
somebody is unanimous that
▪ Medical opinion is unanimous that John’s condition is unlikely to improve.
somebody is unanimous in (doing) something
▪ The meeting was unanimous in adopting the proposals.
unanimous decision/agreement/verdict etc
a decision that everyone in a group agrees on
▪ The committee made a unanimous decision to expel the three students.
▪ The resolution was affirmed by a unanimous vote.
▷ collective /kəˈlektɪv/ [adjective usually before noun]
collective decisions, responsibilities, guilt etc, are shared or made by every member of a group :
▪ Unless we act now to protect the environment, we shall have failed in our collective responsibility to future generations.
▪ The present crisis is a result of the collective failure of the political parties to put forward a plausible economic programme.
▷ common /ˈkɒmənǁˈkɑː-/ [adjective]
something that is common to everyone is something that everyone shares :
▪ Luckily we all had a common language, English, which meant we could communicate with each other.
▪ Monkeys and apes are so similar that it is reasonable to say they have a common ancestor.
common to
▪ These problems are common to all modern societies.
▷ share /ʃeəʳ/ [transitive verb not in progressive or passive]
if people share a feeling, belief etc, they all have that feeling, belief etc :
▪ None of us are close friends but we all share an interest in sport.
▪ One thing united all three men - they shared a burning hatred of the political regime under which they lived.
shared [adjective]
▪ All of us felt a shared responsibility towards our widowed mother.