Everything

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈɛvɹiˌθɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: eve + ry + thing or ev + e + ry + thing

Origin

every + thing

Full definition of everything

Pronoun

1. (literally) All the things under discussion.
• 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, Mr. Pratt's Patients Chapter 4, I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions during my yarn, but every question had a point to it. At the end he bowed and thanked me once more. As a thanker he was main-truck high; I never see anybody so polite.
2. We had a great dinner - everything was delicious.
   I checked the list again and everything is done.
   Thank you for everything you did for us.
3. (colloquial) Many or most things.
   A: What do you want to do at the amusement park?
   B: ''Everything!
   I did everything today - washed the dishes, cut the lawn, did the laundry.
4. (colloquial) A state of well-being (from all parts of the whole).
   She wasn't feeling well this morning but now everything is fine.
   Since the company lost its best customer everything has gotten worse.

Synonyms

• all

Antonyms

• nothing

Derived terms

• everything and the kitchen sink
• everything but the kitchen sink
• everything else
• everything happens for a reason
• if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail
• leave everything on the road
• theory of everything
• timing is everything

Related terms

• anything
• every
• everybody
• everyone
• everywhere
• nothing
• something