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any
[ en-ee ]
adjective
- 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.
- whatever or whichever it may be:
cheap at any price.
- in whatever quantity or number, great or small; some:
Do you have any butter?
- every; all:
Any schoolboy would know that. Read any books you find on the subject.
- (following a negative) at all:
She can't endure any criticism.
pronoun
- an unspecified person or persons; anybody; anyone:
He does better than any before him.
- a single one or ones; an unspecified thing or things; a quantity or number:
We don't have any left.
adverb
- in whatever degree; to some extent; at all:
Do you feel any better?
any
/ ˈɛɪ /
determiner
- one, some, or several, as specified, no matter how much or many, what kind or quality, etc
any cheese in the cupboard is yours
you may take any clothes you like
- ( as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural )
take any you like
- usually used with a negative
- even the smallest amount or even one
I can't stand any noise
- ( as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural )
don't give her any
- whatever or whichever; no matter what or which
any dictionary will do
any time of day
- an indefinite or unlimited amount or number (esp in the phrases any amount or number )
any number of friends
adverb
- usually used with a negative
- foll by a comparative adjective to even the smallest extent
it isn't any worse now
- at all
he doesn't care any
Confusables Note
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of any1
Idioms and Phrases
- any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
Doing your work any which way is just not good enough.
More idioms and phrases containing any
- at any rate
- by any means
- go to any length
- in any case
- under any (no) circumstances
Example Sentences
“I tried many times, but it never worked out. I had no idea that God had any kind of a calling on my life.”
McKillen’s lawyers told the Irish Times that their client “vigorously denies any violence or any wrongdoing” against the bailiff and claimed the allegations against him were “false.”
But Palmer has had more shots than any other Premier League player during his goalless spell - 41 efforts.
It is not something I associate with any one person but rather with a particular time, this time, a certain kind of day, a specific smell in the air.
As an experienced London Marathon-er, does she have any words of wisdom for her fellow parliamentarian?
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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