anything

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US /ˈɛn.i.θɪŋ/ UK /ˈɛn.ɪ.θɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #136

Meanings

1

pron
A thing of any kind; it does not matter what.

I would do anything to help you.
2

adv
In any way or to any degree; at all.

That doesn't look anything like a real car.

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Derived forms anythingariananythingism

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anything goes
there are no meaningful restrictions on behavior or choices

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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 Old English ǣniġe Proto-Indo-European *tenk-? Proto-Indo-European *tenkóm Proto-Germanic *þingą Proto-West Germanic *þing Old English þing Old English þinga Old English ǣniġe þinga Middle English anything English anything From Middle English anything, enything, onything, onythynge, from Old English ǣniġe þinga, ǣnġi þinga (literally “by any of things”), from ǣniġe, instrumental form of ǣniġ (“any”) +…

anything Middle English ǣniġe þinga Old English

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# anything

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** pron, adv
**IPA (US):** /ˈɛn.i.θɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɛn.ɪ.θɪŋ/
**Frequency rank:** 136

## Meanings
1. A thing of any kind; it does not matter what.
2. In any way or to any degree; at all.

## Examples
- I would do anything to help you.
- That doesn't look anything like a real car.

## Derived Forms
- anythingarian
- anythingism

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: anything
- Root: ǣniġe þinga

## 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 Old English ǣniġe Proto-Indo-European *tenk-? Proto-Indo-European *tenkóm Proto-Germanic *þingą Proto-West Germanic *þing Old English þing Old English þinga Old English ǣniġe þinga Middle English anything English anything From Middle English anything, enything, onything, onythynge, from Old English ǣniġe þinga, ǣnġi þinga (literally “by any of things”), from ǣniġe, instrumental form of ǣniġ (“any”) +…

## AI Etymology
Anything comes from Middle English anything, enything, onything, onythynge, from Old English ǣniġe þinga, ǣnġi þinga (literally “by any of things”), from ǣniġe, instrumental form of ǣniġ (“any”).

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- Grammar & Function Words

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