every
∞
1.0
- determiner
- /ˈɛvri/
:
cada
- Every student in the class must submit their homework by Friday.
- every day
- every year
- every time
But this doesn't work for every single relative term.
- But this doesn't work for every single relative term.
- You should eat it every day or you'll die.
- I came out on top every morning with you.
- And my biggest tip is to write every single thing down.
- Like, as long as you do one thing every day, I think.
- Do you make your bed every single day?
- That's more than four new strikes every single day of the year.
- I love that he smiles every time when I say hi.
Examples
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No one technique will work for every teacher, or for every class, every time.
Academic text (2011) -
Do you make your bed every single day?
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I deal with those guys every single day.
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I used to walk to work every single day.
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Yeah, I talk to every single one of them.
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And so we have done this every month since we met.
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You invest cash, you get back cash every single month.
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But there really is a home for every poet who may be looking for one.
Academic text (2011) -
At 42 of these universities, more than one out of every three football players was black.
Academic text (2011) -
Halle Berry looks good in every photo.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Every person or thing in a group seen as separate
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3.2
Every single one with no exceptions
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
3
4.6
All possible methods someone uses to get something, often using clever or dishonest actions
- Informal
Each person must look after themselves in a dangerous or confusing situation
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Every comes from the old idea ever ('always') plus a small ending -y that turned it into 'for each'. So every means 'each one without exception', which is why you say 'every child' to mean each child in the group.