Everything Meaning: Definition, Usage, and Examples

Meaning 1：all things (everything)

everything 🔊

/ˈɛvriθɪŋ/

pron.

All the things, without leaving anything out.

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all things 🔊

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/ɔːl θɪŋz/

pron.

Refers to every object, concept, or aspect without exception; the total sum of things considered.

📁 Category：Language Evolution 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Combination of 'every' (each) and 'thing' (object).

💡 Mnemonic

Think of 'every' + 'thing': each single thing together makes everything.

📖 Example

After the power outage, I realized how much we rely on electricity for everything in our daily lives, from cooking to working. 🔊 After the power outage, I realized how much we rely on electricity for everything in our daily lives, from cooking to working.

🔗 Collocations

everything but the kitchen sink – Almost everything imaginable, often more than necessary.

everything goes – All actions or behaviors are allowed or tolerated.

and everything – Et cetera; and other similar things.

🔄 Synonyms

all (pron.) – Every one or the whole amount.

the whole (n.) – The complete amount or extent.

the entirety (n.) – The whole of something; the total sum.

🚫 Antonyms

nothing (pron.) – Not anything; no single thing.

none (pron.) – Not one; not any.

zero (n.) – The numerical value of nothing; absence of quantity.

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Old English 'æfre ǣlc' (ever each) and 'þing' (thing). It emphasizes totality and is widely used in daily speech to mean 'all things without exception'.