Definition of any pronoun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

any

pronoun

/ˈeni/

used in negative sentences and in questions and after if or whether to refer to an amount or a number, however large or small
- We need some more paint; there isn't any left.
- I need some stamps. Are there any in your bag?
- Please let me know how many people are coming, if any.
- She spent hardly any of the money.
- He returned home without any of the others.
In positive sentences some is usually used instead of any. It is also used in questions that expect a positive reply I've got plenty of paper—would you like some?

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one or more of a number of people or things, especially when it does not matter which
- I'll take any you don't want.
- ‘Which colour do you want?’ ‘Any of them will do.’