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any

an·y
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [en-ee]
    • /ˈɛn i/
    • /ˈe.ni/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [en-ee]
    • /ˈɛn i/

Definitions of any word

  • determiner any You use any in statements with negative meaning to indicate that no thing or person of a particular type exists, is present, or is involved in a situation. 3
  • determiner any Any is also a quantifier. 3
  • determiner any Any is also a pronoun. 3
  • determiner any You use any in questions and conditional clauses to ask whether there is some of a particular thing or some of a particular group of people, or to suggest that there might be. 3
  • determiner any You use any in positive statements when you are referring to someone or something of a particular kind that might exist, occur, or be involved in a situation, when their exact identity or nature is not important. 3
  • adverb any You can also use any to emphasize a comparative adjective or adverb in a negative statement. 3

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Origin of any

First appearance:

before 950
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English eni, ani, Old English ǣnig (Old English ān one + -ig -y1)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Any

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

any popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

any usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for any

determiner any

  • all — You use all to indicate that you are referring to the whole of a particular group or thing or to everyone or everything of a particular kind.
  • several — being more than two but fewer than many in number or kind: several ways of doing it.
  • each — every one of two or more considered individually or one by one: each stone in a building; a hallway with a door at each end.
  • whatever — in any amount; to any extent: whatever merit the work has.
  • a bit — A bit of something is a small amount of it.

adjective any

  • some — being an undetermined or unspecified one: Some person may object.
  • one — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.
  • a few — small number of

adverb any

  • at all — You use at all at the end of a clause to give emphasis in negative statements, conditional clauses, and questions.
  • in the least — You can use in the least and the least bit to emphasize a negative.
  • slightly — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
  • somewhat — in some measure or degree; to some extent: not angry, just somewhat disturbed.

general any

  • indiscriminate — not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.

noun any

  • part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
  • meed — a reward or recompense.
  • module — a separable component, frequently one that is interchangeable with others, for assembly into units of differing size, complexity, or function.

Antonyms for any

pronoun any

  • none — to no extent; in no way; not at all: The supply is none too great.

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