What does “every” mean?
- 1
determinerall the people or things in a group, considered one by one
Every student needs a notebook.
- 2
determinerused to show how often something happens
I go to the gym every two days.
Every at a glance
- Part of speech
- determiner
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈɛvri/ · EV-ree
How to use “every” correctly
“Every” takes a singular noun and verb: “Every child is different”, not “Every children are”. “Every day” (two words) means each day; “everyday” is an adjective meaning ordinary.
Common phrases with “every”
- every day
- every time
- every other
- every single
Synonyms, opposites and related words
“every” is on these word lists
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- all determinerA1the whole number or amount of something
- any determinerA1some; used in questions and negative sentences
- both determinerA1the two people or things together
- enough determinerA1as much or as many as you need
- few determinerA1a small number of; some
- many determinerA1a large number of
- more determinerA1a larger number or amount of something
- much determinerA1a large amount of something, used with uncountable nouns