Definition of "everything" in English

pronoun

1. (literally) All the things under discussion.

   • I checked the list again and everything is done.
   • Thank you for everything you've done for us.

2. (colloquial, hyperbolic) Many or most things.

   • A: What do you want to do at the amusement park? B: Everything!
   • I did everything today – washed the dishes, cut the lawn, did the laundry.

3. (colloquial) A state of well-being (from all parts of the whole).

   • Everything failed, didn't it?
   • She wasn't feeling well this morning but now everything is fine.
   • Since the company lost its best customer everything has gotten worse.

4. (colloquial) Considerable effort.

   • It took everything in me to resist the temptation to skip work on my birthday.

5. (colloquial) The most important thing.

   • I can't believe I made it in time – timing is everything!

verb

1. (ambitransitive, colloquial, somewhat uncommon) Used as a placeholder verb to encapsulate a set of related verbs or any action.