ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ pronoun
Etymology: Middle English every thing
1.
a. : all that exists or is conceived as existing : all
a theory that everything can be apprehended by the human mind
b. : every thing forming part of an aggregate
everything in this room belongs to me
c. : all that relates to the subject under consideration
the substitute housekeeper … turned out to be everything that was wrong — Helen Daringer
tell the fine gentlemen at court that I know everything , and have marvelous disclosures to make — Max Peacock
2.
a. : something that is most important or excellent : the sum total of all desirable or needed qualities : all that counts
he said that in the theater he thought that the author was everything — Arnold Bennett
the Bible was everything to him — L.C.Powys
to the Puritan the inward relation of the soul to God is everything — G.L.Dickinson
this means everything to me
that third baseman has everything
b. : all of one's capacity or ability : the sum total of one's efforts — often used with following have
allowed himself to be persuaded to give a solo item and put everything he had into a piece — Irish Digest
giving his keynote address everything he had
3. : all sorts of other things — used with and to indicate the existence of related but unspecified facts or conditions
there's a ticklish situation in the world, with international politics all mixed up and everything — Sinclair Lewis
people … are not going to shell out any more than about 35 cents for a book, especially if they are hungry and everything — Mac Hyman
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