pronoun
everyone
EHV-ree-wuhn
pronoun
1
Every person; everybody.
"Everyone was invited to the wedding."
"Is everyone ready to go?"
How to Use Everyone
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAll the people in a group, considered one by one.
Common mistake
Takes a singular verb: "everyone is here," not "everyone are here." Also distinct from "every one," which refers to each individual item or person in a specified set (e.g. "every one of the plates was broken").
Easily confused with
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Etymology
From Middle English everichon, an alteration influenced by "every."