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Definition: For Anything |
For AnythingAdverb1. Under any circumstances; "she wouldn't give up her pets for love or money". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: For AnythingSynonyms: for all the world (adv), for any price (adv), for love or money (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Ignorance | Adverb: ignorantly; Adjective: unawares; for anything, for aught one knows; not that one knows. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: For Anything |
| English words defined with "for anything": buggy whip ♦ Pigwidgeon, Purchase money ♦ To go in for. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "for anything": Application pilot for people with special needs ♦ Dying Sayings ♦ File Service Protocol, Fire-eaters ♦ Good for Anything ♦ HURST ♦ International Organization for Standardization ♦ languages of choice, livelock ♦ magnitude, My Favourite Toy Language ♦ Pascal- ♦ special charges. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I haven't got time for anything else (Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back; writing credit: George Lucas; Leigh Brackett) I don't know that I'd take you for anything. (All About Eve; writing credit: Joseph L. Mankiewicz) I just hope you'll wake me for anything really nasty (The Big Chill; writing credit: Barbara Benedek; Lawrence Kasdan) Honey, I never could wait for anything, you know that (Tennessee's Partner; writing credit: C. Graham Baker; D.D. Beauchamp) I move around a lot, not because I'm looking for anything really, but 'cause I'm getting away from things that get bad if I stay (Five Easy Pieces; writing credit: Carole Eastman; Bob Rafelson) | |
Lyrics | I wouldn't trade it for anything (Just Another Day In Paradise; performing artist: Phil Vassar) Possible reason for anything (Don'T Look Too Far; performing artist: Them) | |
Clever | He who stands for nothing, falls for anything. (references; author: unknown) If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Ready for Anything! (1968) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
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| Author | Quotation |
Alexander Hamilton | Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing. |
Charles Buxton | You must never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it. |
Epictetus | 14. . . . Let him then who wishes to be free not wish for anything or avoid anything that depends on others; or else he is bound to be a slave. |
Henry Adams | No man, however strong, can serve ten years as schoolmaster, priest, or Senator, and remain fit for anything else. |
Josh Billings | I've never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable for anything else. |
Laurence Sterne | One may as well be asleep as to read for anything but to improve his mind and morals, and regulate his conduct. |
Sallust | He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing. |
Samuel Johnson | Sir, they are a race of convicts, and ought to be thankful for anything we allow them short of hanging. |
Thomas Carlyle | Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better. Silence is deep as eternity; speech is shallow as time. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | Indeed, the Spirit did not stay for anything, but went straight on, as to the end just now desired, until besought by Scrooge to tarry for a moment |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | He was ready for anything but that |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | No more use for anything. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | You must have a genius for charity as well as for anything else |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | In routine physical exams, the doctor looks for anything unusual and feels for any lumps or growths. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | MAGNITUDE, n. Size. Magnitude being purely relative, nothing is large and nothing small. If everything in the universe were increased in bulk one thousand diameters nothing would be any larger than it was before, but if one thing remain unchanged all the others would be larger than they had been. To an understanding familiar with the relativity of magnitude and distance the spaces and masses of the astronomer would be no more impressive than those of the microscopist. For anything we know to the contrary, the visible universe may be a small part of an atom, with its component ions, floating in the life- fluid (luminiferous ether) of some animal. Possibly the wee creatures peopling the corpuscles of our own blood are overcome with the proper emotion when contemplating the unthinkable distance from one of these to another. |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Dennis Miller | Listen I'm all for anything that will prolong my life. |
James Lipton | Not just project, but on stage, you have to begin at the beginning and end at the end, and you're out there, you can't stop for anything. In film, you stop constantly. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | The discussions which intervene between the several departments of our Government being to ourselves, and for anything said in them our public servants are only responsible to their own constituents and to each other. |
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Expressions using "for anything": game for anything ♦ not for anything ♦ on for anything. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "for anything"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 不中" (no good, unfit for anything, useless). (various references) | |
Finnish | tietääkseni (as far as I know, for anything I know), ei millään ehdolla (not for anything, on no account, on no condition), ei ikinä (never, not for anything, not for the life of me!). (various references) | |
German | um keinen Preis (not at any price, not for anything). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מוכן לכל (game for anything), מוכן ומזומן (on for anything, on tap). (various references) | |
Hungarian | mindenre kapható vagyok (I am game for anything), mindenre készen áll (to stand ready for anything), mindenre kész (to be ready for anything), mindenre hajlandó (to be ready for anything), mindenben benne vagyok (I am game for anything). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 真平 (by any means, humbly, sincerely), 真っ平 (by any means, humbly, perfectly level, sincerely). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | まっぴら (by any means, humbly, sincerely). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | orfay anythingay.(various references) | |
Russian | способный на все (fit for anything). (various references) | |
Swedish | inte för allt i världen (not for anything). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | нізащо (not for anything). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Mark Chapter 6, Verse 22 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai eiselqoushV thV qugatroV authV thV hrwdiadoV kai orchsamenhV kai aresashV tw hrwdh kai toiV sunanakeimenoiV eipen o basileuV tw korasiw aithson me o ean qelhV kai dwsw soi |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Cumque introisset filia ipsius Herodiadis et saltasset et placuisset Herodi simulque recumbentibus rex ait puellae pete a me quod vis et dabo tibi |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | & þa þa þare herodiadiscen dohter in-eode& tumbede. hit licode herode. & eallenþam þe him mid sæten. Se kyng cwæð þato þam meigdene. bide me swa hwæt swa þuwille. & ich þe sylle. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And whanne the douyter of thilke Erodias was comun ynne, and daunside, and pleside to Eroude, and also to men that saten at the mete, the kyng seide to the damysel, Axe thou of me what thou wolt, and Y schal yyue to thee. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And ye doughter of ye sayde Herodias came in and daused and pleased Herode and them that sate at bourde also. Then ye kynge sayd vnto ye mayden: axe of me what thou wilt and I will geve it ye |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod, and them that sat with him, the king said to the damsel, Ask of me whatever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and did a dance, Herod and those who were at table with him were pleased with her; and the king said to the girl, Make a request for anything and I will give it you. |
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| Language | Mark Chapter 6, Verse 22 |
| Cebuano | Kay sa diha nga ang babayeng anak ni Herodias misulod ug misayaw, nahimuot kaniya si Herodes ug ang iyang mga dinapit; ug ang hari miingon sa dalaga, "Pangayo kanako sa bisan unsang gusto mo, ug ihatag ko kini kanimo." |
| Croatian | Uðe kæi Herodijadina i zaplesa. Svidje se Herodu i sustolnicima. Kralj reèe djevojci: "Zaišti od mene što god hoæeš i dat æu ti!" |
| Danish | og da selve Herodias's Datter kom ind og dansede, behagede hun Herodes og Gæsterne. Og Kongen sagde til Pigen: "Bed mig, om hvad som helst du vil, så vil jeg give dig det." |
| Dutch | En als de dochter van dezelve Herodias inkwam, en danste, en Herodes en dengenen, die mede aanzaten, behaagde, zo zeide de koning tot het dochtertje: Eis van mij, wat gij ook wilt, en ik zal het u geven. |
| Finnish | Ja Herodiaan tytär tuli sisälle ja tanssi, ja se miellytti Herodesta ja hänen pöytävieraitaan. Niin kuningas sanoi tytölle: "Ano minulta, mitä ikinä tahdot, niin minä annan sinulle". |
| French | La fille d`Hérodias entra dans la salle; elle dansa, et plut Hérode et ses convives. Le roi dit la jeune fille: Demande-moi ce que tu voudras, et je te le donnerai. |
| Gaelic | `S nuair a thainig nighean Herodiais so a stigh, `sa dhanns i, `sa thaitinn i ri Herod, agus riuthasan a bha aig bord comhla ris, thuirt an righ ris a chailin: iarr orm nas aill leat, is bheir mi dhut e: |
| German | Da trat hinein die Tochter der Herodias und tanzte, und gefiel wohl dem Herodes und denen die am Tisch saßen. Da sprach der König zu dem Mägdlein: Bitte von mir, was du willst, ich will dir's geben. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Di pesta itu anak gadis Herodias menari, dan tariannya itu sangat menyenangkan hati Herodes serta tamu-tamunya. Maka Herodes berkata kepada gadis itu, "Engkau suka apa, minta saja. Aku akan memberikannya kepadamu!" |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Tatkala itu anak perempuan Herodiah sendiri masuk serta menari, maka disukakannya hati Herodes dengan segala orang yang duduk santap sehidangan dengan dia. Maka bertitahlah baginda kepada anak perempuan itu, "Pintalah kepadaku barang kehendakmu, aku akan memberi kepadamu." |
| Maori | A ka haere te tamahine a taua Heroriaha ki roto, ka kanikani, ka ahuareka a Herora ratou ko te hunga e noho tahi ana, a ka mea te kingi ki te kotiro ra, Mau e tono ki ahau tau e pai ai, a ka hoatu e ahau ki a koe. |
| Norwegian | og Herodias' datter kom inn og danset, og Herodes og de som satt til bords med ham, syntes om henne. Og kongen sa til piken: Be mig om hvad du vil, og jeg vil gi dig det! |
| Portuguese | entrou a filha da mesma Herodias e, dançando, agradou a Herodes e aos convivas. Então o rei disse jovem: Pede-me o que quiseres, e eu to darei. |
| Rumanian | Fata Irodiadei a intrat la ospqy, a jucat, wi a plqcut lui Irod wi oaspeyilor lui. Kmpqratul a zis fetei: ,,Cere-mi orice vrei, wi-yi voi da.`` |
| Shuar | Nuisha Jirutíasa nawantri Wayá Jantsemámtai Erutis tura niijiai nampernum matsamarmia nusha shiir Enentáimsarmiayi. Túramtai uunt akupin nuwachin chicharuk "Ame wakeram nu seattia. Wi amastatjai. |
| Swahili | Basi, binti yake Herodia aliingia, akacheza, akawafurahisha sana Herode na wageni wake. Mfalme akamwambia huyo msichana, "Niombe chochote utakacho, nami nitakupa." |
| Swedish | Då gick Herodias' dotter ditin och dansade; och hon behagade Herodes och hans bordsgäster. Och konungen sade till flickan: "Begär av mig vadhelst du vill, så skall jag giva dig det." |
| Uma | Bula posusa' toe, ana' -na Herodias tobine mesua' pai' modero'. Goe' lia-i Magau' Herodes mpohilo podero' toronaa toei, wae wo'o torata-na. Na'uli' mpo'uli' -ki toronaa toei: "Ane ria ba napa to nupokono, perapi' -mi, bate kuwai' -ko." |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-f-g-h-i-n-n-o-r-t-y" | |
-2 letters: aroynting. | |
-3 letters: anything, farthing, foraying, fronting, frothing, gnathion, gyration, ignorant, infantry, northing, thorning, throning. | |
-4 letters: atoning, fontina, fraying, gratify, hafting, hanting, horning, ingraft, introfy, nothing, orating, rafting, ranting, tinhorn, yarning. | |
-5 letters: anoint, anting, aright, aroint, aroynt, fanion, faring, fating, faying, forgat, forint, fright, fringy, frothy, frying, gantry, gitano, grainy, granny, gratin, haring, hating, haying. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Quotations: Familiar 7. Quotations: Fiction 8. Quotations: Non-fiction | 9. Quotations: Spoken 10. Quotations: Speeches 11. Expressions 12. Translations: Modern | 13. Bible Trace 14. Anagrams 15. Bibliography |
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