4 DET You can use every before some nouns, for example 'sign', 'effort', 'reason', and 'intention' in order to emphasize what you are saying. [EMPHASIS ] □ Like most of those on the dance floor, they give every sign of delight. □ I think that there is every chance that you will succeed. □ Every care has been taken in compiling this list.
5 ADJ If you say that someone's every whim, wish, or desire will be satisfied, you are emphasizing that everything they want will happen or be provided. [EMPHASIS ] □ Dozens of servants had catered to his every whim.
6 PHRASE You use every in the expressions every now and then , every now and again , every once in a while , and every so often in order to indicate that something happens occasionally. □ Stir the batter every now and then to keep it from separating. □ Every so often the horse's heart and lungs are checked.
7 PHRASE If something happens every other day or every second day , for example, it happens one day, then does not happen the next day, then happens the day after that, and so on. You can also say that something happens every third week , every fourth year , and so on. □ I went home every other week.
8 every bit as good as → see bit
9 every which way → see way
every|body ◆◆◇ /e vribɒdi/ Everybody means the same as everyone .
every|day /e vride I / ADJ [usu ADJ n] You use everyday to describe something which happens or is used every day, or forms a regular and basic part of your life, so it is not especially interesting or unusual. □ In the course of my everyday life, I had very little contact with teenagers. □ …the everyday problems of living in the city.
every|man /e vrimæn/ N‑SING Everyman is used to refer to people in general. If you say, for example, that a character in a film or book is an everyman , you mean that the character has experiences and emotions that are like those of any ordinary person. □ Douglas plays a frustrated American everyman who suddenly loses control under the pressure of daily life.
every|one ◆◆◇ /e vriwʌn/ or everybody
1 PRON You use everyone or everybody to refer to all the people in a particular group. □ Everyone in the street was shocked when they heard the news. □ When everyone else goes home around 5 p.m. Lynn is still hard at work. □ Not everyone thinks that the government is being particularly generous.
2 PRON You use everyone or everybody to refer to all people. □ Everyone feels like a failure at times. □ You can't keep everybody happy.
every|thing ◆◆◆ /e vr I θ I ŋ/
1 PRON You use everything to refer to all the objects, actions, activities, or facts in a particular situation. □ He'd gone to Seattle long after everything else in his life had changed. □ Early in the morning, hikers pack everything that they will need for the day's hike.
2 PRON You use everything to refer to all possible or likely actions, activities, or situations. □ 'This should have been decided long before now.'—'We can't think of everything.'. □ Noel and I do everything together. □ Are you doing everything possible to reduce your budget?
3 PRON You use everything to refer to a whole situation or to life in general. □ She says everything is going smoothly. □ Is everything all right? □ Everything's going to be just fine.
4 PRON If you say that someone or something is everything , you mean you consider them to be the most important thing in your life, or the most important thing that there is. □ [+ to ] I love him. He is everything to me. □ Money isn't everything.
5 PRON If you say that someone or something has everything , you mean they have all the things or qualities that most people consider to be desirable. □ She has everything: beauty, talent, children.
every|where ◆◇◇ /e vri h weə r /
1 ADV [n ADV , ADV after v, be ADV , oft from ADV ] You use everywhere to refer to a whole area or to all the places in a particular area. □ Working people everywhere object to paying taxes. □ We went everywhere together. □ Dust is everywhere. □ People come here from everywhere to see these lights.
2 ADV [ADV after v] You use everywhere to refer to all the places that someone goes to. □ Bradley is still accustomed to travelling everywhere in style. □ Everywhere he went he was introduced as the current United States Open Champion.
3 ADV [ADV after v, be ADV ] You use everywhere to emphasize that you are talking about a large number of places, or all possible places. [EMPHASIS ] □ I saw her picture everywhere. □ I looked everywhere. I couldn't find him.
4 ADV [be ADV , ADV after v] If you say that someone or something is everywhere , you mean that they are present in a place in very large numbers. □ There were books everywhere.
evict / I v I kt/ (evicts , evicting , evicted ) VERB If someone is evicted from the place where they are living, they are forced to leave it, usually because they have broken a law or contract. □ [be V -ed + from ] They were evicted from their apartment. □ [V n] In the first week, the city police evicted ten families. □ [be V -ed] If you don't keep up payments you could be evicted. [Also V n + from ]
evic|tion / I v I kʃ ə n/ (evictions ) N‑VAR Eviction is the act or process of officially forcing someone to leave a house or piece of land. □ He was facing eviction, along with his wife and family. □ …an eviction order.