EVERYONE


Meaning of EVERYONE in English

ev ‧ ery ‧ one S1 W1 /ˈevriwʌn/ BrE AmE pronoun

every person SYN everybody :

If everyone is ready, I’ll begin.

Send my best wishes to everyone in the family.

Of course everyone else thought it was hilarious!

Not everyone enjoys sport.

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GRAMMAR

Use a singular verb after everyone :

Everyone admires her.

► Do not say 'everyone of us/them'. Use all :

We all (NOT Everyone of us) enjoyed the film.

He had written to all of them (NOT to everyone of them).

► Do not confuse with every one (=each one). You can use 'of' after this, to emphasize that you are talking about a whole group:

I wish to thank every one of you.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.