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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adverb 1.3 Pronoun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Usage notes 1.4.2 Translations 1.4.3 Related terms 1.5 References

[ English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
near	public	others	#288: anything	matter	passed	true

[ Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɛniθɪŋ/, SAMPA: /"EniTIN/
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• Hyphenation: an·y·thing

[ Adverb

anything (not comparable)

1. In any way, any extent or any degree.

   That isn't anything like a car

[ Pronoun

anything

1. Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; as, I would not do it for anything.
2. Expressing an indefinite comparison;—with as or like.

[ Translations

any thing of any kind

Czech: cokoliv

Français: n'importe quoi

[ Noun

Singular anything

Plural uncountable

anything (uncountable)

1. Someone or something of importance.

[ Usage notes

Note: Any thing, written as two words, is now commonly used in contradistinction to any person or anybody. Formerly it was also separated when used in thee wider sense. Necessity drove them to undertake any thing and venture any thing. --De Foe.

[ Translations

someone or something

Amuzgo: makjo Finnish: mikä tahansa Greek: οτιδήποτε (otidipote) Japanese: 何でも (nandemo)

Maltese: kwalunkwe ħaġa Portuguese: qualquer coisa Slovene: karkoli n. Swedish: något, vad som helst, vilken som helst, vilket som helst (1)

[ Related terms

• thing
• nothing
• something
• everything
• anybody, anyone
• anywhere

[ References

• “anything” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.