everything

Word parts

every + thing

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈɛvriθɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: eve‧ry‧thing or ev‧e‧ry‧thing

Determiner

Determiner everything

1. (definite) (singular) Everything is all that exists, or all things in one area.

   If you win, you get everything: the car and all other prizes you won!

Note

• Everything is not like a pronoun. It has no reflexive form and no different subject or object forms. It even uses the possessive 's of common nouns. For this reason, some people consider it to be a compound determiner.