every
Syllables: ev·eryUK/ˈɛv.(ə.)ɹi/
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Australia/ˈev.(ə.)ɹi/
every determiner: all of a countable group (considered individually), without exception.
Determiner
every
- All of a countable group (considered individually), without exception.
- Every person in the room stood and cheered.
- She watches my every move.
- Denotes equal spacing at a stated interval, or a proportion corresponding to such a spacing.
- We stopped for refreshments every ten miles.
- The alarm is going off every few minutes.
- Denotes an abundance of something.
- We wish you every happiness in the future.
- He shows every sign of becoming an excellent player. I have every confidence in him.
Proper noun capitalized: Every
Every
- A surname.
every meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
every in Hindi
- all of a countable group
- प्रत्येक pratyek, हर har
every in Tamil
- all of a countable group
- ஒவ்வொரு ovvoru
every in Urdu
- all of a countable group
- ہَر har
every in Bengali
- all of a countable group
- প্রতি proti, হর hor, কুল kul, তামাম tamam, প্রত্যেক prottek
More languagesFewer languages
- every in Telugu
- ప్రతి prati
- every in Malayalam
- ഓരോ ōrō
- every in Kannada
- ಪ್ರತಿ prati
- every in Sanskrit
- सर्व sárva, विश्व viśva
- every in Sinhala
- හැම hæma
- every in Pashto
- هر har
- every in Arabic
- كُلّ kull
- every in Malay
- setiap, tiap-tiap
- every in Indonesian
- setiap
- every in Thai
- ทุก túk, ทุก ๆ túk-túk
- every in Vietnamese
- mỗi, các, từng
- every in Myanmar
- တိုင်း tuing:
Examples of every in a sentence
- Every third bead was red, and the rest were blue. The sequence was thus red, blue, blue, red, blue, blue etc.
- Decimation originally meant the execution of every tenth soldier in a unit; that is, ten per cent of soldiers were killed.
- There is every reason why we shouldn't.
- The police will make every effort to trace the missing girl.
Synonyms of every
Antonyms
Forms of every
| alternative poetic | ev'ry |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | ivery |
| alternative form (obsolete) | euery |
| alternative form (colloquial) | e'ry |
Origin of every
Inherited from Middle English every, everich, everych, from Old English ǣfre ǣlċ, ǣfre ǣġhwelċ. By surface analysis, ever + each or ever + which.
Words formed from every
- a chicken in every pot
- any and every
- a sucker is born every minute
- at church every time the doors are open
- at church every time the doors swing open
- at every turn
- behind every great man is a great woman
- behind every great man there stands a woman
- behind every successful man there stands a woman
- call someone every name in the book
- down to every move on the board
- each and every
- even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then
- even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every once in a while
- every accusation is a confession
- every bit
- every body
- everybody
- everyboy
- every cloud has a silver lining
- everycunt
- every dark cloud has a silver lining
- every-day
- everyday
- every day
- every day is a school day
- every day of the week
- every day of the week and twice on Sunday
- every day of the week and twice on Sundays
- every dog has his day
- every dog has its day
- every dog must have his day
- every dog must have its day
- everydude
- everyfur
- everygirl
- every good boy deserves favor
- every good boy deserves favour
- every good boy deserves food
- every good boy deserves fudge
- every good boy deserves fun
- every good boy does fine
- everyguy
- every hour God sends
- everyhow
- every inch
- every Jack has his Jill
- everykid
- every king needs a queen
- every last
- every law has a loophole
- every law has its loophole
- every little bit helps
- every little helps
- every man for himself
- every man for hisself
- every man has a price
- every man has his price
- every man is the architect of his own fortune
- every man jack
Phrases with every
- every one
- every time
- every cloud
- every other
- every thing
- every where
- every second
- every single
- in every way
- every so often
- every which way
- every woman Jill
80 more phrasesFewer phrases
- every single time
- every which where
- make every effort
- with every breath
- worth every penny
- every now and then
- girl in every port
- hang on every word
- hung on every word
- it's not every day
- strain every nerve
- every now and again
- every way to Sunday
- hangs on every word
- it is not every day
- strains every nerve
- every time one farts
- strained every nerve
- turn with every wind
- every nook and corner
- every once in a while
- every step of the way
- hanging on every word
- straining every nerve
- every rose has a thorn
- time heals every wound
- every trick in the book
- every woman for herself
- every rose has its thorn
- every stick has two ends
- how's every little thing
- they'll do it every time
- every old nook and cranny
- every point of the compass
- the bride at every wedding
- every rule has an exception
- every shut eye isn't asleep
- every time one turns around
- the corpse at every funeral
- there's a lid for every pot
- knew every trick in the book
- know every trick in the book
- there is a lid for every pot
- known every trick in the book
- knows every trick in the book
- there's one born every minute
- with every bone in one's body
- every barrel has a rotten apple
- every silver lining has a cloud
- knowing every trick in the book
- put the same shoe on every foot
- with every fiber of one's being
- with every fibre of one's being
- with every ounce of one's being
- if I had a nickel for every time
- there are two ends to every stick
- you learn something new every day
- there are two sides to every story
- there's a sucker born every minute
- trust every man, but cut the cards
- there is an exception to every rule
- calls someone every name in the book
- called someone every name in the book
- there are bad apples in every orchard
- there are two sides to every question
- calling someone every name in the book
- opportunity knocks at every man's door
- there's a grain of truth in every joke
- there's a rotten apple in every barrel
- in church every time the doors are open
- every miller draws water to his own mill
- you cannot put the same shoe on every foot
- fall out of the ugly tree and hit every branch
- fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch
- if you aim at nothing, you'll hit it every time
- fallen out of the ugly tree and hit every branch
- falls out of the ugly tree and hits every branch
- falling out of the ugly tree and hitting every branch
- the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral
- if your only tool is a hammer, then every problem looks like a nail
Words that rhyme with every
Questions about every
- What does every mean?
- Every means all of a countable group (considered individually), without exception.
- What is every in Hindi?
- Every in Hindi is प्रत्येक (pratyek), हर (har). See Every meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use every in a sentence?
- Every third bead was red, and the rest were blue. The sequence was thus red, blue, blue, red, blue, blue etc.
- What part of speech is every?
- Every can be a determiner or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce every?
- Every is pronounced /ˈɛv.(ə.)ɹi/ (UK).
Words near every in the dictionary
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