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anything

  • pronoun
  • an·y·thing
  • /ˈɛn.ɪ.θɪŋ/

Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatsoever; a thing of any kind; something or other.

Example

“I would not do it for anything.”

Other meanings

  1. Expressing an indefinite comparison.

Example sentences

  • “So far he hasn't charged me anything.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
  • “Please don't buy me anything for my birthday.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
  • “It was better before anything that happened after.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Old English "aniþing".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “anything” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.