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determiner · A1

Every

EVR-ee/ˈevri/

None left out of the group: every student, every day. Every takes a singular noun: every child has… All is close but often wants a plural: all children. Every morning / every week are time habits. Do not say “every people.”

Meaning

Each one in a group, with none left out.

Examples

  • “Every student has a book.”
  • “Every room has a window.”
  • “She walks to school every day.”

Good to know

every + singular noun. every day / every week. Similar: each.

Near in meaning

each

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