Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

every

/ˈɛv.(ə.)ɹi/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.79 in modern English

Syllables: ev-e-ry
IPA: /ˈɛv.(ə.)ɹi/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

det

All of a countable group (considered individually), without exception.

det

Denotes equal spacing at a stated interval, or a proportion corresponding to such a spacing.

det

Denotes an abundance of something.

name

Example Sentences

"Every person in the room stood and cheered."
"She watches my every move."
"At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.[…]In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass."
"Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands."
"Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth."
"We stopped for refreshments every ten miles."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu. Proto-Germanic *aiwaz Proto-West Germanic *aiwder. Old English ā Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Germanic *in Proto-West Germanic *in Old English in Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pérkus Proto-Germanic *ferhuzder.? Proto-Germanic *ferhwą Proto-West Germanic *ferh Old English feorh ? Old English ǣfre Proto-West Germanic *aiwgahwalīk Old English ǣġhwelċ Old English ǣlċ Middle English every English every Inherited from Middle English every, everich, everych, from Old English ǣfre ǣlċ, ǣfre ǣġhwelċ. By surface analysis, ever + each or ever + which.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₂ey-, every,everich,everych, ǣfre ǣlċ,ǣfre ǣġhwelċ

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɛv.(ə.)ɹi/
British English: /ˈɛv.(ə.)ɹi/

Inflected Forms

ev'ry (alternative, poetic) ivery (alternative, obsolete) euery (alternative, obsolete) e'ry (alternative, colloquial)

Derived Forms

everybody everyboy everycunt everyday everydude everyfur everygirl everyguy everyhow everykid everynight everyone

Phrases

a chicken in every pot any and every a sucker is born every minute at church every time the doors are open at church every time the doors swing open at every turn behind every great man is a great woman behind every great man there stands a woman

Frequently Paired Words

all each quantifier

Synonyms

each

Antonyms

no none

Rhymes With

reverie ev'ry

Questions

How do you pronounce every?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛv.(ə.)ɹi/.
What does every mean?: All of a countable group (considered individually), without exception.
Where does every come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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