any

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   to any degree or extent

   it isn't any better

2. 2
   adv

   To even the slightest extent, at all.

   If you get any taller, you'll start having to duck through doorways!

3. 3
   det

   One at all; at least one; at least one kind of; some; a positive quantity of.

   Near-synonym: some

4. 4
   det

   A/an, each or some, no matter its/their identity or nature.

   Choose any item you want.

5. 5
   det

   An unspecified but imminent (second, minute, day etc.).

   They'll be arriving any day.

6. 6
   pron

   Any thing(s) or person(s).

   Any may apply.

7. 7
   adj

   one or some or every or all without specification

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *h₁oy-no-kós Proto-Germanic *ainagaz Proto-West Germanic *ainag Old English ǣniġ Middle English ani English any From Middle English any, eny, ony, ani, aniȝ, eniȝ, æniȝ, from Old English ǣniġ (“any”), from Proto-West Germanic *ainīg, *ainag, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”), equivalent to one + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian eenich (“some”), West Frisian iennich (“only”), Dutch enig (“any, some”), Afrikaans enig (“any”), German Low German enig (…