Everyone: Meaning, Pronunciation, and Usage Guide

Meaning 1：every person (everyone)

everyone 🔊

/ˈɛvriˌwʌn/

pron.

Every person, all the people in a group or in the world.

Diverse group of happy people representing everyone in a sunny park

every person 🔊

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/ˈɛvri ˈpɜːrsən/

pron.

Refers to all individuals in a group or in the world, without exception. It is a pronoun that implies universal inclusion.

📁 Category：Social Roles 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Combination of 'every' (each) and 'one' (single individual).

💡 Mnemonic

Think: 'Every single one' -> everyone. Each individual counts.

📖 Example

Everyone wants to join the team project because it looks so fun. 🔊 Every person wants to participate in the team project because it appears very enjoyable.

🔗 Collocations

everyone else – all other people

for everyone – intended for or available to all people

everyone's responsibility – a duty that belongs to all individuals

🔄 Synonyms

everybody (pron.) – Exactly the same meaning as everyone, slightly less formal.

all people (n.) – A phrase referring to the entire human population or a specific group.

each person (n.) – Focuses on individuals one by one within a group, implying totality.

🚫 Antonyms

nobody (pron.) – No person, not anyone.

no one (pron.) – Same as nobody, used interchangeably.

🌱 Derivatives

everyone's (pron. (possessive)) – Belonging to every person.

📖 Cultural Story

A basic indefinite pronoun formed in Middle English from 'everichon', emphasizing absolute inclusiveness. It is one of the most common words in English, used to refer to all people without exception.