every

Adjective Satellite

• (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"
• each and all of a series of entities or intervals as specified
  • "every third seat"
  • "every two hours"

Det

• All of a countable group (considered individually), without exception.
• Denotes equal spacing at a stated interval, or a proportion corresponding to such a spacing.
• Denotes an abundance of something.

Adjective

• Referring to all the members of a group, without exception.

Examples

• Decimation originally meant the execution of every tenth soldier in a unit; that is, ten per cent of soldiers were killed.
• Every person in the room stood and cheered.
• Every third bead was red, and the rest were blue. The sequence was thus red, blue, blue, red, blue, blue etc.
• EVERY tile on his rack felt useless, yet he had to play.
• He shows every sign of becoming an excellent player. I have every confidence in him.
• She watches my every move.
• The alarm is going off every few minutes.
• The police will make every effort to trace the missing girl.
• There is every reason why we shouldn't.
• We stopped for refreshments every ten miles.
• We wish you every happiness in the future.

Synonyms

each

Antonyms

no, none

Related Words

all, each, quantifier