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Everything

//ˈɛvɹiθɪŋ// pron, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    all things that are of importance to a person wordnet
Pronoun
  1. 1
    All the things under discussion. literally

    "I checked the list again and everything is done."

  2. 2
    Many or most things. colloquial, excessive

    "A: What do you want to do at the amusement park? B: Everything!"

  3. 3
    A state of well-being (from all parts of the whole). colloquial

    "Everything failed, didn't it?"

  4. 4
    Considerable effort. colloquial

    "It took everything in me to resist the temptation to skip work on my birthday."

  5. 5
    The most important thing. colloquial

    "I can't believe I made it in time – timing is everything!"

Verb
  1. 1
    Used as a placeholder verb to encapsulate a set of related verbs or any action. ambitransitive, colloquial, uncommon

    "‘Hardly. We’re screened by every shrink in the kingdom. We're printed, weighed, photographed, everythinged. Selection for security takes a lifetime—one of our sayings,’ she added modestly."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English every thing; univerbation of every + thing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English every thing; univerbation of every + thing.

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