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every one

every one pronoun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see every, one. Also the archaic form of everyone.

Pronoun

every one

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see every, one.
    • There were three hamburgers and every one (of them) was delicious.
    • There were three patients and she helped every one [of them].

Also used as

every one is also the archaic form of everyone.

Questions about every one

What does every one mean?
Every one means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see every, one.
What part of speech is every one?
Every one is a pronoun.

Words near every one in the dictionary

  1. every nook and corner
  2. every now and again
  3. every now and then
  4. every old nook and cranny
  5. every once in a while
  6. every one
  7. every other
  8. every point of the compass
  9. every rose has a thorn
  10. every rose has its thorn
  11. every rule has an exception

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