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ev'ythin'

ev'ythin' is the alternative spelling of everything.

Meaning of everything

Pronoun

everything

  1. (literally) All the things under discussion.
    • I checked the list again and everything is done.
  2. (colloquial, excessive) Many or most things.
    • A: What do you want to do at the amusement park?
      B: Everything!
  3. (colloquial) A state of well-being (from all parts of the whole).
    • Everything failed, didn't it?
  4. (colloquial) Considerable effort.
    • It took everything in me to resist the temptation to skip work on my birthday.
  5. (colloquial) The most important thing.
    • I can't believe I made it in time – timing is everything!

See all 6 meanings of everything

Origin of ev'ythin'

Pronunciation spelling of everything, representing African-American Vernacular English.

Questions about ev'ythin'

What is ev'ythin' the alternative spelling of?
Ev'ythin' is the alternative spelling of everything.

Words near ev'ythin' in the dictionary

  1. ev'ry
  2. ev'rythang
  3. ev'rything
  4. ev'ryting
  5. ev'ythang
  6. ev'ythin'
  7. ev'ything
  8. eV/STOL
  9. eV/STOLs
  10. eva
  11. EVA suit

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ev'ythin' (page history and authors); everything (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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