pronoun
everything
EHV-ree-thihng
pronoun
1
All the things being talked about or considered as a whole.
"She packed everything into one suitcase."
"Everything went wrong on the first day of the trip."
2
The most important thing, or something of the greatest value.
"Family is everything to him."
How to Use Everything
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAll of it — the whole set of things, or (figuratively) the one thing that matters most.
Common pairings
everything about
everything is fine
means everything
Word Forms
everythinged past tense, everythings singular
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Etymology
From Middle English every thing, later fused into one word.