You use every to indicate that you are referring to all the members of a group or all the parts of something and not only some ofthem.
Every village has a green, a church, a pub and a manor house.
Record every expenditure you make.
...Mediterranean fish of every shape and hue.
We need help, every kind of help.
...recipes for every occasion.
Every is also an adjective.
His every utterance will be scrutinized.
He will find his every step more harshly spotlighted than has been the case previously.
2. determiner
You use every in order to say how often something happens or to indicate that something happens at regular intervals.
We were made to attend meetings every day.
A burglary occurs every three minutes in London.
She will need to have the therapy repeated every few months.
They meet here every Friday morning.
3. determiner
You use every in front of a number when you are saying what proportion of people or things something happens to or applies to.
Human beings spend about eight out of every 24 hours sleeping.
About one in every 20 people have clinical depression.
He said Africa was suffering badly from deforestation: for every ten trees cut down,only one was planted.
4. determiner
You can use every before some nouns, for example 'sign', 'effort', 'reason', and 'intention' in order to emphasize what you are saying.
[emphasis]
Like most of those on the dance floor, they give every sign of delight.
I think that there is every chance that you will succeed.
Make every effort to visit a person suffering a significant loss, rather than writingor telephoning.
Every care has been taken in compiling this list.
5. adjective
If you say that someone's every whim, wish, or desire will be satisfied, you are emphasizing that everything they want will happen or be provided.
[emphasis]
Dozens of servants had catered to his every whim.
Synonyms: each, each and every, every single More Synonyms of every
6.
See every now and then etc
7.
See every other day/every second day etc
8. every bit as good as
9. every which way
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every in British English
(ˈɛvrɪ)
determiner
1.
each one (of the class specified), without exception
every child knows it
2. (not used with a negative)
the greatest or best possible
every hope of success
3.
each: used before a noun phrase to indicate the recurrent, intermittent, or serial nature of a thing
every third day
every now and then
every so often
4. every bit
5. every other
6. every which way
Word origin
C15 everich, from Old English ǣfre ǣlc, from ǣfreever + ǣlceach
every in American English
(ˈɛvri)
adjective
1.
each, individually and separately; each, and including all
every man among you
2.
the fullest possible; all that there could be
given every chance to do the job
3.
each group or interval (a specified number or time)
take a pill every three hours
Idioms:
every now and then
every other
every which way
Word origin
ME everiche < OE æfre ælc, lit., ever each
More idioms containing
every
have a finger in every pie
every dog has its day
every cloud has a silver lining
every nook and cranny
every Tom, Dick, and Harry
use every trick in the book
at every turn
Examples of 'every' in a sentence
every
He's had every man in Talabar who even thinks he knows how to make gunpowder taken into custody.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2002)
Korandellan used to bring Sanctuary back every spring to allow time to catch up.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2002)
She'd stood in front of them every day of the trial, memorizing their features, their reactions, their quirks.
Lisa Scottoline ROUGH JUSTICE (2002)
In other languages
every
British English: every /ˈɛvrɪ/ ADJECTIVE
You use every to mean all the people or things in a group.
Every pupil in the school was there.
American English: every
Arabic: كُلُّ
Brazilian Portuguese: cada
Chinese: 每一个的
Croatian: svaki
Czech: každý
Danish: enhver
Dutch: elke
European Spanish: todo
Finnish: joka
French: chaque
German: jeder
Greek: κάθε
Italian: ogni
Japanese: すべての
Korean: 모든
Norwegian: hver
Polish: każdy
European Portuguese: cada
Romanian: fiecare
Russian: каждый
Latin American Spanish: cada
Swedish: varje
Thai: ทุกๆ
Turkish: her
Ukrainian: кожен
Vietnamese: mọi tất cả
All related terms of 'every'
every bit
to the same degree
every one
each person or thing in a group, without exception
every inch
If you talk about every inch of an area, you are emphasizing that you mean the whole of it.
every last
You use every last to emphasize that you are talking about all the people or things in a group or all the parts of something.
every other
You use every other to emphasize that you are referring to all the rest of the people or things in a group.
every pore
You can say that someone has a certain quality or emotion coming from every pore to emphasize the strength of that quality or emotion.
at every turn
If you say that something happens at every turn , you are emphasizing that it happens frequently or all the time, usually so that it prevents you from achieving what you want .
each and every
You can refer to each and every member of a group to emphasize that you mean all the members of that group.
every man jack
everyone without exception
every so often
If something happens every so often , it happens regularly, but with fairly long intervals between each occasion .
on every hand
on all sides; in all directions
every which way
Every which way and any which way are used to emphasize that something happens , or might happen, in a lot of different ways, or using a lot of different methods .
worth every penny
If you say that something or someone is worth every penny , you mean that they are worth all the money that is spent on them.
every now and then
from time to time; occasionally
every nook and cranny
If you talk about every nook and cranny of a place or situation, you mean every part or every aspect of it.
a finger in every pie
If you say that someone has a finger in every pie , you mean they are involved in a lot of things.
every bit as good as
You say that one thing is every bit as good, interesting , or important as another to emphasize that the first thing is just as good, interesting, or important as the second .
every dog has his day
something good or lucky happens to everyone at one time or another
every dog has its day
said to mean that everyone will be successful or lucky at some time in their life. This expression is sometimes used to encourage someone at a time when they are not having any success or luck.
every now and then etc
You use every in the expressions every now and then , every now and again , every once in a while , and every so often in order to indicate that something happens occasionally .
every trick in the book
If someone tries every trick in the book , they try every possible thing that they can think of in order to achieve something.
every other day/week/month
If something happens , for example , every other day or every other month , there is a day or month when it does not happen between each day or month when it happens.
every Tom, Dick, and Harry
any person, even an ordinary person with no special skills or qualities
have a finger in every pie
to be involved in many different activities , often in a way that is disapproved of
every bit as every bit as good as
You say that one thing is every bit as good, interesting , or important as another to emphasize that the first thing is just as good, interesting, or important as the second .
every other day/every second day etc
If something happens every other day or every second day , for example , it happens one day, then does not happen the next day, then happens the day after that, and so on. You can also say that something happens every third week , every fourth year , and so on.
use every trick in the book
to do everything you can think of in order to succeed in something
with every fibre of your being
If you say that you feel something with every fibre of your being , you mean that you feel it very deeply.
every cloud has a silver lining
If you say that every cloud has a silver lining , you mean that every sad or unpleasant situation has a positive side to it.
to hang on someone's every word
If you hang on someone's every word , you listen very carefully to what they are saying , because you admire or respect them.
have no intention/have every intention
If you say that you have no intention of doing something, you are emphasizing that you are not going to do it. If you say that you have every intention of doing something, you are emphasizing that you intend to do it.
everyone has their price
said to mean that everyone can be persuaded to do something dishonest or immoral , if they are offered a large enough amount of money
with each passing year/with every passing year
If something changes with each passing year or with every passing day , it changes continuously.
now and again
If you say that something happens now and then or every now and again , you mean that it happens sometimes but not very often or regularly.
now and then
sometimes ; occasionally
Chinese translation of 'every'
every
(ˈɛvrɪ)
adj
(= each) 每个(個) (měigè)
every village should have a post office每个(個)村庄(莊)都应(應)该(該)有一个(個)邮(郵)局 (měigè cūnzhuāng dōu yīnggāi yǒu yī gè yóujú)
every one of them (= people) 他们(們)中的每个(個)人 (tāmen zhōng de měigè rén) (= objects) 每个(個) (měigè)
(= all possible) 一切可能的 (yīqiè kěnéng de)
there is every chance that ... 很有可能 ... (hěn yǒu kěnéng ... )
recipes for every occasion各个(個)场(場)合均适(適)用的菜谱(譜) (gègè chǎnghé jūn shìyòng de càipǔ)
I have every confidence in him我对(對)他有十足的信心 (wǒ duì tā yǒu shízú de xìnxīn)
I gave you every assistance我给(給)你各种(種)可能的援助 (wǒ gěi nǐ gè zhǒng kěnéng de yuánzhù)
(with time words) 每 (měi)
every day/week每天/周(週) (měi tiān/zhōu)
every Sunday每个(個)星期天 (měigè xīngqītiān)
every other week每隔一周(週) (měi gé yī zhōu)
every other/third day每隔一天/每三天 (měi gé yī tiān/měi sān tiān)
every few days/minutes每隔几(幾)天/分钟(鐘) (měi gé jǐ tiān/fēnzhōng)
every now and then or again不时(時)地 (bùshí de)
(statistics)
one in every five people每五人中有一人 (měi wǔ rén zhōng yǒu yī rén)
see usage note
each
All related terms of 'every'
every month
每个(個)月 měigè yuè
every year
每年 měi nián
every Sunday
每个(個)星期天 měigè xīngqītiān
every Tuesday
每逢星期二 měi féng xīngqī'èr
every day/week
每天/周(週) měi tiān/zhōu
every so often
时(時)常 shícháng
every other week
每隔一周(週) měi gé yī zhōu
every single day
每一天 měi yītiān
each or every July
每年七月 měi nián qīyuè
every available means
每个(個)可利用的方法 měigè kě lìyòng de fāngfǎ
every one of them
( people ) 他们(們)中的每个(個)人 tāmen zhōng de měigè rén
every other Tuesday
隔周(週)星期二 gé zhōu xīngqī'èr
an or every ounce of
一点(點) 或 每一分 yīdiǎn huò měi yī fēn
every few days/minutes
每隔几(幾)天/分钟(鐘) měi gé jǐ tiān/fēnzhōng
every few days/months
每几(幾)天/几(幾)个(個)月 měi jǐ tiān/jǐ gè yuè
every other/third day
每隔一天/每三天 měi gé yī tiān/měi sān tiān
it was worth every penny
那非常值得 nà fēicháng zhídé
once a or every month
每月一次 měi yuè yī cì
one in every five people
每五人中有一人 měi wǔ rén zhōng yǒu yī rén
recipes for every occasion
各个(個)场(場)合均适(適)用的菜谱(譜) gègè chǎnghé jūn shìyòng de càipǔ
some/every/no/any place
某些/每个(個)/没(沒)有/任何地方 mǒuxiē/měigè/méiyǒu/rènhé dìfang [ 个(個) gè ] ⇒ The poor guy obviously didn't have any place to go. → 那个可怜的家伙显然没有任何地方可去。 Nàge kělián de jiāhuo xiǎnrán méiyǒu rènhé dìfang kě qù.
I gave you every assistance
我给(給)你各种(種)可能的援助 wǒ gěi nǐ gè zhǒng kěnéng de yuánzhù