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    what is the difference between "ANY" and "EVERY"

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      Any is any


      and Every is every.


      an·y


         /??ni/ Show Spelled[en-ee] Show IPA


      adjective 1. one, a, an, or some; one or more without specification or identification: If you have any witnesses, produce them. Pick out any six you like.


      2. whatever or whichever it may be: cheap at any price.


      3. in whatever quantity or number, great or small; some: Do you have any butter?


      4. every; all: Any schoolboy would know that. Read any books you find on the subject.


      5. (following a negative) at all: She can't endure any criticism.


       



      eve·ry


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      adjective
      1.
      being one of a group or series taken collectively; each: We go there every day.


      2.
      all possible; the greatest possible degree of: every prospect of success.




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      Idioms
      3.
      every bit, in every respect; completely: This is every bit as good as she says it is.


      4.
      every now and then, on occasion; from time to time: She bakes her own bread every now and then. Also, every once in a while, every so often.


      5.
      every other, every second; every alternate: milk deliveries every other day.


      6.
      every which way, in all directions; in disorganized fashion: I brushed against the table, and the cards fell every which way.


      11 years ago. Rating: 8
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        Think of "anybody" and "everybody". Anybody can mean one of them could have done it, everybody means they all were involve...........

        11 years ago. Rating: 4
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