word-vault/dist/data/cards/ev/every.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "every",
    "partOfSpeech": "determiner",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used with singular nouns to refer to all the members of a group of things or people",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She knows every student in the school."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I could hear every word they said."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We enjoyed every minute of our stay."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I go to the gym **every day**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "every week/month/year"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I get that wrong **every single** time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I read **every last** article in the newspaper *(= all of them)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were watching her every movement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Every one of their songs has been a hit."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to say how often something happens or is done",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The buses go every 10 minutes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We had to stop every few miles."
                },
                {
                    "text": "One in every three marriages ends in divorce."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has every third day off *(= he works for two days, then has one day off, then works for two days and so on)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We see each other **every now and again**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Every now and then** he regretted his decision."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "all possible",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We wish you every success."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had every reason to be angry."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "every single one",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I look forward to seeing each and every one of you as we celebrate our 50th year."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "each alternate one (= the first, third, fifth, etc. one, but not the second, fourth, sixth, etc.)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They visit us every other week."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈevri/",
                "audio": "ev/every/every__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈevri/",
                "audio": "ev/every/every__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English ǣfre ǣlc, from ǣfre ‘ever’ and ǣlc ‘each’."
}