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

everything

pronoun
 
/ˈevriθɪŋ/
 
/ˈevriθɪŋ/
with a singular verbIdioms
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  1. all things
    • Everything had gone.
    • When we confronted him, he denied everything.
    • Take this bag, and leave everything else to me.
    • She seemed to have everything—looks, money, intelligence.
  2. the situation now; life generally
    • Everything in the capital is now quiet.
    • ‘How's everything with you?’ ‘Fine, thanks.’
  3. the most important thing
    • Money isn't everything.
    • My family means everything to me.
Idioms
and everything
  1. (informal) and so on; and other similar things
    • Have you got his name and address and everything?
    • She told me about the baby and everything.
See everything in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee everything in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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