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ev·ery·thing Listen to audio/ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ/ pronoun
1 a : every thing there is : all that exists
People will buy everything she paints. I didn't agree with everything he said. What do you buy for the man who has everything?
b : all that is related to a particular subject
Tell us everything that happened. He denied everything about the incident. The phrase everything from (something) to (something) is used to show the wide range of things that are included in something.
The company makes everything from golf tees to diapers. Her paintings have been called everything from childish to brilliant.
2 : all that is important
To him, money is everything. [=he only cares about money] She means everything to me.
3 informal : the things that are happening in a person's life
How's everything? Everything is fine. We're pretty happy with everything right now. Phrases like How's everything? and How's everything going? are used, especially in U.S. English, as informal ways to say How are you?
and everything
informal : and other things like that
I like being out in the forest with all the birds and trees and everything. He has a lot on his mind, what with his health problems and everything.
carry everything before yousee 1carry

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