1 a : every thing there is : all that exists
▪ People will buy everything she paints. ▪ I didn't agree with everything he said. ▪ What do you buy for the man who has everything?
b : all that is related to a particular subject
▪ Tell us everything that happened. ▪ He denied everything about the incident. ◊The phrase everything from (something) to (something) is used to show the wide range of things that are included in something.
▪ The company makes everything from golf tees to diapers. ▪ Her paintings have been called everything from childish to brilliant. 2 : all that is important
▪ To him, money is everything. [=he only cares about money] ▪ She means everything to me. 3 informal : the things that are happening in a person's life
▪ How's everything? ▪ Everything is fine. ▪ We're pretty happy with everything right now. ◊Phrases like How's everything? and How's everything going? are used, especially in U.S. English, as informal ways to say “How are you?”
▪ People will buy everything she paints. ▪ I didn't agree with everything he said. ▪ What do you buy for the man who has everything?
b : all that is related to a particular subject
▪ Tell us everything that happened. ▪ He denied everything about the incident. ◊The phrase everything from (something) to (something) is used to show the wide range of things that are included in something.
▪ The company makes everything from golf tees to diapers. ▪ Her paintings have been called everything from childish to brilliant.
▪ To him, money is everything. [=he only cares about money] ▪ She means everything to me.
▪ How's everything? ▪ Everything is fine. ▪ We're pretty happy with everything right now. ◊Phrases like How's everything? and How's everything going? are used, especially in U.S. English, as informal ways to say “How are you?”
and everything
informal : and other things like that
▪ I like being out in the forest with all the birds and trees and everything. ▪ He has a lot on his mind, what with his health problems and everything.
▪ I like being out in the forest with all the birds and trees and everything. ▪ He has a lot on his mind, what with his health problems and everything.
carry everything before you — see 1carry







