Every

Definition: Every

Every

Adjective

1. (used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception; "every person is mortal"; "every party is welcome"; "had every hope of success"; "every chance of winning".

2. Each and all of a series of entities or intervals as specified; "every third seat"; "every two hours".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "every" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Etymology: Every \Ev"er*y\, adjective. & adjective. pronoun [Old English everich, everilk; Anglo-Saxon ever + [ae]lc each. See Ever, each.]. (references)

Tips from 1870

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonym: Every

Completeness

Throughout; from first to last, from beginning to end, from end to end, from one end to the other, from Dan to Beersheba, from head to foot, from top to toe, from top to bottom, de fond en comble; a fond, a capite ad calcem, ab ovo usque ad mala, fore and aft; every, whit, every inch; cap-a-pie, to the end of the chapter; up to the brim, up to the ears, up to the eyes; as.. as can be.

Crosswords: Every

I need a father who's a role model, not some horny geek-boy who's gonna spray his shorts every time I bring a girlfriend home from school (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball)

Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You move to an area, and you multiply, and multiply, until every natural resource is consumed (The Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski.)

Want to vanish inside your kiss, every day I'm loving you more and more (Moulin Rouge!; writing credit: Baz Luhrmann; Craig Pearce)

Right below the belt every time (Notorious; writing credit: Ben Hecht)

Just because you're a big movie star, wild parties, swimming pools, you expect every girl to fall in a dead faint at your feet (Singin' in the Rain; writing credit: Betty Comden; Adolph Green)

Every heartbeat belongs to you. (Every Heartbeat; performing artist: Amy Grant)

Lovin' every minute of it C'mon (Lovin' Every Minute Of It; performing artist: Loverboy)

Just like every night has its dawn (Every Rose Has Its Thorn; performing artist: Poison)

Every morning when I wake up (EVERY MORNING; performing artist: Sugar Ray)

To love with every beat (With Every Beat Of My Heart; performing artist: Taylor Dayne)

Behind every great man is a great woman, and behind her is his wife. (references; author: Groucho Marx)

Do something every day that you don't want to do. This is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain. (references; author: Mark Twain)

Every man goes down to his death bearing in his hands only that which he has given away. (references; author: Persian Proverb)

I make a rhyme every time. (references; author: unknown)

Every good friend was once a stranger. (references; author: unknown)

Every Breath You Take (2003)

Two Sides to Every Story (1974)

Every Saturday Night (1973)

Here Comes Every Body (1972)

Every Afternoon (1972)

Every Time (performing artist: Janet Jackson)

Every Other Time (performing artist: LFO)

I've Told Every Little Star (performing artist: Linda Scott)

Lovin' Every Minute Of It (performing artist: Loverboy)

Every Rose Has Its Thorn (performing artist: Poison)

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Books

• Get Anyone to Do Anything: Never Feel Powerless Again--With Psychological Secrets to Control and Influence Every Situation (reference)

• The Complete Guide to Contract Lawyering: What Every Lawyer and Law Firm Needs to Know About Temporary Legal Services (reference)

• For Every Child: The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (reference)

• Weary Warriors, Fainting Saints: How You Can Outlast Every Attack of the Enemy (reference)

• The Resume Handbook: How to Write Outstanding Resumes and Cover Letters for Every Situation (Resume Handbook, 3rd Ed) (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Every Child (reference)

• What Every Veteran Should Know - Supplements (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• The Young Ones - Every Stoopid Episode (reference)

• Ten Things Every Child Needs (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Every Day I Have the Blues (reference)

• Every Little Honky Tonk (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Wendy: Every Witch Way (reference)

• Cook N for Every Holiday (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

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From an overhead angle, a blue bowl of cereal and a sandwich on a plate, sitting on a yellow tablecloth, are shown in opposite corners of the frame. A broken muffin lies between them in the center. The red lettering in the upper left reads: "Eat 3-5 generous servings of whole grain breads and cereals every day". Shot on 4x5 format. This was used in the 1989 calendar "Eat for Good Health" May 1989. See artwork: PV-19. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

Salmonella septicemia has been associated with subsequent infection of virtually every organ system, and the nervous system is no exception. Here we see an acute inflammatory encephalitis due to S. typhi bacteria. Credit: CDC.

The Understanding AIDS campaign marked the first time the federal government had attempted to contact virtually every resident, directly by mail, regarding a major public health problem. Credit: CDC.

Automatic Digital Recording (ADR) tide gauge Punched aluminum backed paper tape every 6 minutes with stage of tide. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Nantucket as seen from the shore of the inner harbor, southeast from the town. The lighthouse on Brant Point is seen in the distance on the right. In: Historical Collections ... of Every Town in Massachusetts. 1841. Credit: America's Coastlines.

A view of Charlestown from the cemetery on Copp's Hill in Boston. Bunker Hill Monument on Breed's Hill and Bunker Hill further to the north are seen in the central part of the image. Buildings of the U.S. Navy Yard are seen on the extreme right. In: Historical Collections ... of Every Town in Massachusetts. 1841. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Sablefish longline operations - lines 3/4 miles long with hooks every 15 to 20 feet. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Habitat chambers must be routinely stripped and recertified every 4-5 years. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

NOAA 5 lifts off. This satellite weighed 749 pounds , entered a near circular polar orbit 939.89 by 934.98 statute miles above the Earth, orbited every 116.32 minutes, and was inclined to the equator at 102.105 degrees. In addition to visible and infra-red imaging systems, it also carried early search and rescue beacon equipment. Credit: NOAA in Space.

The Air Force is embarking on a "cultural shift" that will bolster its recruiting force and make recruiting duty an integral part of nearly every noncommissioned officer's career path by ending its all-volunteer recruiter system and adopting a s.

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

If any freeman shall die intestate, his chattels shall be distributed by the hands of his nearest kinsfolk and friends, under supervision of the Church, saving to every one the debts which the deceased owed to him. (reference)

Secondly, I answer, such revolutions happen not upon every little mismanagement in public affairs. (Second Treatise of Government)

A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people. (reference)

Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. (reference)

The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall begin at noon on the 3d day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day. (reference)

The very essence of civil liberty certainly consists in the right of every individual to claim the protection of the laws, whenever he receives an injury. (reference)

They attack every principle of existing society. (reference)

Dirigible sheds and shelters of every kind for aircraft. (reference)

Here are the title deeds of freedom which should lie in every cottage home. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

And let every other power know that this hemisphere intends to remain the master of its own house. (reference)

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There will be enough of them, in all probability, to supply every sort of sensation that declining life can need

And her little Bessie comes to school every day, and passes your lodgings

So did every one when (r)they came

I have heard him smack his lips over dinners, every guest at which, except himself, had long been food for worms

Every cowl may dream of the tiara

For every inch that is not fool is rogue

Every word for him

Go, gentlemen, every man unto his charge

It happens that every man in a bank hates what the bank does, and yet the bank does it.

I could now speak the language tolerably well, and perfectly understood every word that was spoken to me.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

It needs to be changed every 3 months. (references)

Reviews are done at least every 3 years. (references)

Every child's mental health is important. (references)

Business

The energy audits are ongoing and must be completed every three years. (references)

It appears 4 times a week, reporting on every aspects of the industry. (references)

They are used almost in every office regardless of the volume of business. (references)

Children

Papua New Guinea

More than 60 of every 1,000 children born do not survive their first year. (references)

Algeria

Hospitals treat numerous child-abuse cases every year, but many cases go unreported. (references)

Ethiopia

It estimates that for every successful operation performed, 10 other young women need the treatment. (references)

Civil Liberties

Fiji

The controls are reviewed every 21 days. (references)

Fiji

Every citizen has the right to enter and remain in the country. (references)

Kenya

Foreign missionary groups of nearly every faith operate in the country. (references)

Economic History

Nepal

Showers occur almost every day. (references)

Algeria

The APN is elected every 5 years. (references)

Nepal

Elections: At least every 5 years. (references)

Human Rights

Bahamas

One of every 200 citizens is in jail. (references)

Turkmenistan

Relatives may bring food once every 2 months. (references)

Lithuania

Their detention was extended by court every month. (references)

Indigenous People

Guatemala

In June the President announced that every public school in the country would receive a series of texts: Literary works, reference books and historical works. (references)

Australia

Every 3 years, indigenous people elect representatives to sit on 35 regional councils and the Torres Strait Regional Authority, who in turn choose 17 commissioners comprising the ATSIC Board. (references)

India

There has been encroachment on tribal land in almost every eastern state, including by illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, and by businesses that illegally have removed forest and mineral products. (references)

Minorities

Albania

Every village in this zone has its own elementary-middle (8-year) school in the Greek language, regardless of the number of students. (references)

Mauritius

The Mauritius Peace Initiative (MPI) and the MACOSS working group held meetings in 1999 and 2000. MACOSS holds meetings on the last Thursday of every month. (references)

Cote d'Ivoire

The ethnic composition of the whole population, including these noncitizens, is quite different from that of the citizenry alone, in that about three of every four noncitizens originated from either Burkina Faso, Mali, or Guinea. (references)

Political Economy

Vietnam

Party Congresses are held every five years. (references)

COLOMBIA

It has been on the "Watch List" every year since 1991. (references)

HUNGARY

Foreign investment is allowed in every sector open to private investment. (references)

Political Rights

Hungary

Elections are held at least every 4 years. (references)

Bangladesh

M.P.'s are elected at least every 5 years. (references)

Gabon

National Assembly elections are held every 5 years. (references)

Trade

Ukraine

Every checkpoint covers a particular geographical area. (references)

Luxembourg

Every effort is made to help the enterprises concerned. (references)

Singapore

This includes daily sailings to every major port in the world. (references)

Travel

Cote D'ivoire

Customers receive a bill every two months. (references)

Honduras

The residence card must be renewed every year. (references)

Georgia

Every traveler to Georgia must have a valid passport. (references)

Women

Mexico

The victim seeks help in only one of every six homes suffering from domestic abuse. (references)

Uganda

Among the Sabiny, initiation ceremonies involving FGM are carried out every 2 years. (references)

Guatemala

They also estimated that for every 1 reported case, there are 10 more that are not reported. (references)

Worker Rights

Tunisia

They inspect most firms about once every 2 years. (references)

Congo

One 24-hour rest period is required every 7 days. (references)

Burkina Faso

Every company is required to have a work safety committee. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Every prophet

A nation made up of every tribe

Every tongue

Expressions using "every": a heart with room for every joy ♦ according to every reasonable expectation ♦ alternateprenominal every otherprenominal every secondprenominal ♦ any and every ♦ at every moment ♦ at every turn ♦ be in every mouth ♦ by every stretch of the imagination ♦ contest every inch of the ground ♦ each and every ♦ each and every day ♦ every bit ♦ every bit as ♦ every bit of it ♦ every cloud has a silver lining ♦ every cloud has its silver lining ♦ every damned one ♦ every dark cloud has a silver lining ♦ every day ♦ every dog has his day ♦ every dog has it's day ♦ Every each ♦ every few days ♦ every hand being against one ♦ every hole and corner ♦ every hour ♦ every inch ♦ every inch a solder ♦ every last ♦ every man jack ♦ every man to his station! ♦ every moment ♦ every month ♦ every morning ♦ every night ♦ every now and again ♦ Every now and then ♦ every once in a while ♦ every one ♦ every one his trade ♦ every other ♦ every other day ♦ every other five days ♦ every other man ♦ every other week ♦ every other year ♦ every place ♦ every quarter ♦ every second ♦ every single ♦ every single day ♦ every so often ♦ every time ♦ every time that ♦ every two weeks ♦ every week ♦ every which way ♦ every whit ♦ every wich way ♦ every year ♦ exert every effort ♦ for every action there is a reaction equal in force and opposite in direction ♦ from every point of view ♦ hats of every description ♦ have a finger in every pie ♦ have an oar in every man's boat ♦ have every confidence in smb. ♦ have every confidence that ♦ i wish you every success! ♦ in every one's mouth ♦ in every particular ♦ in every possible way ♦ in every respect ♦ in every respects ♦ in every sense ♦ in every way ♦ let every tub stand on its bottom ♦ look at every penny ♦ look twice at every penny ♦ make every effort ♦ make every endeavor ♦ make every endeavour ♦ meet one at every turn ♦ of every day ♦ on every account ♦ on every hand ♦ search every nook and cranny ♦ steal every single thing ♦ strain every nerve ♦ strain every nerves ♦ there is every appearance that ♦ trim one's sails to every wind ♦ watch smb.'s every move ♦ with every stitch of canvas set ♦ you can't indulge every creature. Additional references.

Beginning with "every": every-changing, every-day, every-disappearing, every-needle, every-night-something-awful, every-one, every-other-day, every-ready, every-second, every-so-often, every-thing, every-this-and-thatspins, every-way, every-where, every-which-way.

Containing "every": come-every-week, not-every-day, read-every-newspaper-in-the-shop.

Afrikaans

elkeen (all, all the, each, every one, everybody, everyone), elke (all, all the, each, every one, everybody, everyone), almal (all, all the, each, every one, everybody, everyone). (various references)

Albanian

çdo (all, all the, each, every one, everybody, everyone). (various references)

Arabic 

‏كل واحد (each, each and every, everyone), ‏كل (all, any, each, either, jade, livelong, tire, whole), ‏تام (blank, complete, crass, entire, flat, gone, implicit, integral, outright, perfect, perfected, performed, plenary, pure, rank, regular, round, sound, thorough, thoroughgoing, unconditional, unequivocal, unqualified, utter, whole). (various references)

Basque

bakoitz. (various references)

Bulgarian 

всеки (all, each, either, everybody, everyone, man, you). (various references)

Chinese 

每 (each). (various references)

Czech

každý (any, each, everybody, everyone). (various references)

Danish

al (all, all the, each, every one, everybody, everyone). (various references)

Dutch

ieder (all the, an, any, at the rate of, each, every one, everybody, everyone, per), elk (all the, an, any, at the rate of, each, every one, everybody, everyone, per), al (all, all of it, all the, already, although, by now, each, even if, every one, everybody, everyone, though, yet). (various references)

Esperanto

ĉiu (all the, each). (various references)

Faeroese

hvørt (all the, each, every one, everybody), hvør (all the, each, every one, everybody, that, which, who), allur (all the, each, entire, every one, everybody, integral, overall, whole), allir (all, all the, each, every one, everybody). (various references)

Farsi 

همه (All, Whole), هرکه (Whoever), هرکسی (Everybody), هرکس (Anyone, Anyplace, Everybody), هر (Any, Each). (various references)

Finnish

jokainen (all the, each, every one, everybody). (various references)

French

chaque (everyone). (various references)

Frisian

elk (all the, each, every one, everybody). (various references)

German

jeder (all, all the, any, any man, anybody, anyone, each, eachone, either, every one, everybody, everyone), jede (any, each), alle (all, all gone, any, everybody, everyone). (various references)

Greek 

κάθε (any, apiece, each, per). (various references)

Hawaiian

gjithkush (all the, each, every one, everybody), gjithë (all the, each, every one, everybody), çdonjeri (all the, each, every one, everybody), çdo (all the, each, every one, everybody). (various references)

Hebrew 

כל (all, any, each, whole). (various references)

Hungarian

minden (all, all the, altogether, beyond belief, each, every one, everybody, everything, everything is at sixes and sevens, knowing card, max, odd hand, shirt-sleeve, to all appearances, to consider all angles of the question, to examine a question in all its bearings, to shake all over, to study every aspect of a question), mind (all, all of it, each, en masse, every one). (various references)

Indonesian

setiap (each, per), saban, masing-masing (each), bilang (say). (various references)

Irish

gach (all the, each, every one), chuile. (various references)

Italian

ogni (all, all the, any, each, each one, every one, everybody), tutto (all, all the, altogether, any, anything, each, each one, entire, every one, everybody, everything, integral, overall, whole, whole shoot), ognuno (all, all the, each, every one, everybody, everyone), ciascuno (all, each, everybody, everyone). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

全幅 (all, overall width, utmost, wing span). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

おのおの (each, either, respectively, severally), ぜんぷく (all, overall width, utmost, wing span), それぞれ (each, either, respectively, severally), ひゃっぱん (all, all kinds of), まい (counter for flat objects, dance, dancing, each, linen robe), かくはん (agitate, agitation, all, beat, each clan, stir, stirring, various, whip, whipping), かく (angle, beautiful passage of literature, bishop, case, character, divide, each, kernel, nucleus, status, stroke, to break, to chip, to crack, to depict, to describe, to draw, to lack, to paint, to perspire, to scratch, to sketch, to write), ごとに (at intervals of, each, one by one), あらゆる (all), あげず, はしばし (all, odds and ends). (various references)

Korean 

각 (Angle, Angles, Disallowance, Excellencies, Excellency, SIR). (various references)

Malay

tiap (all the, each, every one, everybody). (various references)

Manx

gagh (each), dy-chooilley, dagh ooilley, dagh (each). (various references)

Norwegian

enhver, all (all, all the, altogether, each, every one, everybody, everything). (various references)

Occitan

cada. (various references)

Papiamen

tur (all the, each, entire, every one, everybody, integral, overall, whole), kada (all the, each, every one, everybody). (various references)

Pig Latin

everyay.(various references)

Polish

każdy (all the, each, every one, everybody). (various references)

Portuguese

cada (any, each, either, everybody), todo (all, all of, any, each, entire, entirety, everybody, everyone, livelong, total, whole). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

toda (all). (various references)

Romanian

toate (all), toţi (all, any, anyone, every man jack, everybody, everyone), fiecare (all and sundry, anybody, anyone, each, either, every one, everybody, everyone, per head, several, whatever). (various references)

Russian 

каждый (all the, ea., each, each of the, each one, either, every one, everybody, everybody's, everyone). (various references)

Scottish

uile (all, all : uile gu léir, all the, altogether, each, every one, everybody), gach (each). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

svaki (any, anybody, apiece, each, everybody, everyone). (various references)

Spanish

cada (all, all the, each, either, every one, everybody, everyone), todo (all, all in all, all of, all the, altogether, any, anything, each, entire, entirely, every inch, every one, everybody, everything, indiscreet, integral, overall, the lot, the whole bag of tricks, whole, works). (various references)

Sranan

ibri (all the, each, every one, everybody). (various references)

Swahili

kila (all, all the, each, every one, everybody, everyone). (various references)

Swedish

varje (all the, any, each, every one, everybody), varenda (all the, each, every one, everybody), var (be, case, each, ichor, matter, pus, was, were, where), all (all, all the, any, each, every one, everybody, everyone, over). (various references)

Turkish

her türlü (all manner of), her bir (each, either), her (all, any, each, omni-, pan-, per), bütün (aggregate, all, all out, all over the, altogether, at all, clear, complement, complete, continuum, entire, entirely, everything, gross, holo-, integral, omni-, one and only, out and out, overall, pan-, quite, round, sheer, solid, the total, the whole, total, totality, unbroken, undivided, utter, whole, wholly). (various references)

Turkmen 

kes (any), hersi, her (all), hemme (all). (various references)

Ukrainian

усяк, кожний (anybody, anyone, apiece, each, either, everybody, everyone, several), будь-який (all, any, anybody, anyone, either, whatever, which, whichever, whichsoever). (various references)

Vietnamese 

mọi mọi người thỉnh thoảng hai ngày một lần, mỗi (each). (various references)

Welsh

pob (all, each, every one). (various references)

Xhosa

yonke. (various references)

Zulu

-nke (all the, each, every one, everybody). (various references)

omnis. (various references)

hamem, paitinãm. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "every": everybody, everyday, everydayness, everydaynesses, everyman, everymen, everyone, everyplace, everything, everyway, everywhere, everywoman, everywomen. (additional references)

Words ending with "every": revery, thievery. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Every" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: averi, averly, avey, Deveria, ecery, Edery, eeri, eerry, efrie, Elvey, Enery, Epehy, Ervey, eueri, euery, evary, evay, eveary, eveer, eveers, everi, everies, evers, everyo, everyth, everyw, everywh, evey, eviry, Evora, evret, evry, Gevrey, ivery, ivvery, ivybri, overy, Peverey, pevero, veary, veey, Vevey. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: veery.

-1 letter: eery, ever, eyer, eyre, veer, very.

-2 letters: ere, eve, eye, ree, rev, rye, vee.

-3 letters: er, re, ye.

+1 letter: revery, venery.

+2 letters: overdye, replevy, revelry.

+3 letters: aversely, brevetcy, cleverly, conveyer, delivery, everyday, everyman, everymen, everyone, everyway, fervency, levogyre, overdyed, overdyes, overeasy, overhype, purveyed, reconvey, recovery, resurvey, reverify, severely, severity, surveyed, thievery, volleyer.

+4 letters: adversely, averagely, conveyers, diversely, everybody, fervently, inversely, liverymen, obversely, overhyped, overhypes, overjoyed, overweary, reconveys, relevancy, restively, resurveys, reversely, servilely, severally, severalty, veeringly, venerably, verbosely, vestrymen, volleyers.