ev·ery 
/ˈɛvri/ adjective
/ˈɛvri/ adjective 1 : including each person or thing in a group or series
▪ I heard every word you said. ▪ He devotes every spare moment to his hobby. ▪ His every move was carefully watched. ▪ She's beautiful in every way/respect. ▪ Ceramics of every kind were on display. ▪ We have every reason to believe (that) he's telling the truth. [=we have no reason not to believe him] ▪ He looked closely at every last one [=every one] of them. ▪ They were questioning every little thing [=everything] she said. ▪ He provided them with guidance every step of the way. [=throughout the entire process] ▪ Every time [=whenever] I go there I learn something new. ▪ We're making every effort [=we're doing all that we can] to solve the problem. 2 a — used to describe how often some repeated activity, event, etc., happens or is done ▪ She drives to town every few days. ▪ Every day she starts work at 8 a.m. ▪ The fair is held every other/second year. [=the fair is held one year, not held the next year, held the following year, and so on]
b — used to describe how far apart the things in a series of things are placed from each other ▪ They placed a marker every 20 yards or so.
c — used in phrases like one in every three to describe how common something is ▪ problems that affect one in every three people 3 : not lacking in any way
▪ I have every [=complete, total] confidence in you.
▪ I heard every word you said. ▪ He devotes every spare moment to his hobby. ▪ His every move was carefully watched. ▪ She's beautiful in every way/respect. ▪ Ceramics of every kind were on display. ▪ We have every reason to believe (that) he's telling the truth. [=we have no reason not to believe him] ▪ He looked closely at every last one [=every one] of them. ▪ They were questioning every little thing [=everything] she said. ▪ He provided them with guidance every step of the way. [=throughout the entire process] ▪ Every time [=whenever] I go there I learn something new. ▪ We're making every effort [=we're doing all that we can] to solve the problem.
b — used to describe how far apart the things in a series of things are placed from each other ▪ They placed a marker every 20 yards or so.
c — used in phrases like one in every three to describe how common something is ▪ problems that affect one in every three people
▪ I have every [=complete, total] confidence in you.
at every turn — see 2turn
each and every — see 1each
every bit — see 1bit
every expectation of — see expectation
every man for himself — see 1man
every now and then/again or every once in a while or every so often
: sometimes but not often : from time to time : occasionally
▪ We still see each other every now and then. ▪ They would get together every now and again. ▪ Every so often she'd come in to check on him.
▪ We still see each other every now and then. ▪ They would get together every now and again. ▪ Every so often she'd come in to check on him.
every which way
US, informal 1 : in every direction
▪ Bullets were flying every which way. 2 : in a disorderly manner
▪ The papers were stacked every which way.
▪ Bullets were flying every which way.
▪ The papers were stacked every which way.
