everything A1 Topic:Grammar & Function Words US /ˈɛv(ə)ɹiˌθɪŋ/ UK /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 Appears in Idioms (2) See all everything but the kitchen sink an excessive collection of things; nearly everything imaginable, included without restraint everything's coming up roses things are going extremely well Proverbs (38) See all A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you have A place for everything and everything in its place All that glitters is not gold Matching variant: Everything that glitters is not gold All things come to those who wait Matching variant: Everything comes to those who wait Anything is possible Matching variant: Everything is possible Anything worth doing is worth doing well Matching variant: Everything worth doing is worth doing well 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 Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # everything **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** pron **IPA (US):** /ˈɛv(ə)ɹiˌθɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /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