ALL meanings of any
an·y
A a - 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
- determiner any one, some, or several, as specified, no matter how much or many, what kind or quality, etc 3
- determiner any (as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural) 3
- determiner any even the smallest amount or even one 3
- determiner any whatever or whichever; no matter what or which 3
- determiner any an indefinite or unlimited amount or number (esp in the phrases any amount or number) 3
- adverb any to even the smallest extent 3
- adverb any at all 3
- adjective any one, no matter which, of more than two 3
- adjective any some, no matter how much or how little, how many, or what kind 3
- adjective any without limit 3
- adjective any even one; the least amount or number of 3
- adjective any every 3
- adjective any of considerable size or extent 3
- pronoun any any one or ones; any amount or number 3
- adverb any to any degree or extent; at all 3
- adjective any some 1
- adjective any whichever 1
- adjective any one or more of sth 1
- adjective any in whatever number 1
- adjective any in whatever quantity 1
- adjective any all, every 1
- pronoun any people: one or some 1
- pronoun any one or more: of sth 1
- adverb any to any extent 1
- noun any Used to refer to one or some of a thing or number of things, no matter how much or many. 1
- adjective any 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. 1
- adjective any whatever or whichever it may be: cheap at any price. 1
- adjective any in whatever quantity or number, great or small; some: Do you have any butter? 1
- adjective any every; all: Any schoolboy would know that. Read any books you find on the subject. 1
- adjective any (following a negative) at all: She can't endure any criticism. 1
- adverb any in whatever degree; to some extent; at all: Do you feel any better? 1
- idioms any any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly: Doing your work any which way is just not good enough. 1
- noun any See anybody, anyone, anyplace, anyway, either, they. 1
- pronoun any Any thing(s) or person(s). 0
- adverb any To even the slightest extent, at all. 0
- determiner any At least one; of at least one kind. One at all. 0
- determiner any No matter what kind. 0