anything

[ en-ee-thing ]

/ ˈɛn iˌθɪŋ /

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pronoun

any thing whatever; something, no matter what: Do you have anything for a toothache?

noun

a thing of any kind.

adverb

in any degree; to any extent; in any way; at all: Does it taste anything like chocolate?

Idioms for anything

anything but, in no degree or respect; not in the least: The plans were anything but definite.

anything goes, any type of conduct, dress, speech, etc., is considered acceptable or valid or is likely to be encountered and tolerated: That resort is a place where anything goes!

Origin of anything

before 900; Middle English ani thing, eni thing, Old English ǣnig thing. See any, thing¹

Words nearby anything

anyon, anyone, anyone's guess, anyplace, anyroad, anything, anything but, anything goes, anything like, anytime, anyway

Example sentences from the Web for anything

If anything the work the two cops and the maintenance guy were doing deserves more respect and probably helped a lot more people.

Trolls and Martyrdom: Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie |Arthur Chu |January 9, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Like many trans users, Transartist often gets used as a source of information more than anything else.

Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem |David Levesley |January 9, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
So I started to think about anything in my life that would be worth people giving it any amount of time.

Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire |William O’Connor |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
And more than anything, I wanted a souvenir for my father, so I rolled him back, and he had gold teeth.

The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile |Robert Ward |January 3, 2015 |DAILY BEAST

The Independent, quoted the duo as saying “we have some offers but we cannot say anything at the moment.”

Juiciest ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Rumors (and Some Debunked Ones) |Rich Goldstein |January 3, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
But don't suppose, Madam, Page 184that anything I say has reference to you.

Jack Sheppard |William Harrison Ainsworth
He just looked calm, and as grandpa went right on talkin', it would have been interruptin' if my pa did say anything.

Mitch Miller |Edgar Lee Masters
Ask me to do anything, but don't ask me to go away—to go back to Wrexham.

Robert Orange |John Oliver Hobbes
It placed a little capital at his disposal, and capital is the one thing needed to make a fair start in anything in this country.

Rogues and Vagabonds |George R. Sims
Freddie, dont try to catch any more fish, or anything like that.

The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea |Laura Lee Hope

British Dictionary definitions for anything

anything

/ (ˈɛnɪˌθɪŋ) /

pronoun

any object, event, action, etc, whatever anything might happen

noun

a thing of any kind have you anything to declare?

adverb

in any way he wasn't anything like his father

anything but by no means; not in the least she was anything but happy

like anything (intensifier; usually euphemistic) he ran like anything

Idioms and Phrases with anything

anything

In addition to the idioms beginning with anything

anything but
anything goes
anything like

also see:

can't do anything with
if anything
like anything
not anything like

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