everything A1 Topic:Grammar & Function Words US /ˈɛv(ə)ɹiˌθɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #168 Meanings 1 pron All the things there are, or all the things being talked about. I checked the list again and everything is done. 2 pron The most important thing of all. In comedy, timing is everything. 3 pron All of one's effort or strength. It took everything in me to resist skipping work on my birthday. Thesaurus Synonyms all ↔ Opposites nothing Word family Derived forms all-everythingantieverythingchips-with-everythingeverythingnessknow-everythingposteverything Related forms anythingeveryeverybodyeveryoneeverywheneverywherenothingsomething Etymology AI details Inherited from Middle English every thing; univerbation of every + thing. every thing Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Grammar & Function Words External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # everything **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** pron **IPA (US):** /ˈɛv(ə)ɹiˌθɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 168 ## Meanings 1. All the things there are, or all the things being talked about. 2. The most important thing of all. 3. All of one's effort or strength. ## Examples - I checked the list again and everything is done. - In comedy, timing is everything. - It took everything in me to resist skipping work on my birthday. ## Synonyms - all ## Antonyms - nothing ## Derived Forms - all-everything - antieverything - chips-with-everything - everythingness - know-everything - posteverything ## Related Forms - anything - every - everybody - everyone - everywhen - everywhere - nothing - something ## Roots and Affixes - Root: every thing ## Etymology Inherited from Middle English every thing; univerbation of every + thing. ## AI Etymology Everything is inherited from Middle English every thing; univerbation of every + thing. In current use, the main senses are “All the things there are, or all the things being talked about” and “The most important thing of all”. ## Topics - Grammar & Function Words markdown