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EVERY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception
Example:
every chance of winning
Classified under:
Similar:
all ((quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Each and all of a series of entities or intervals as specified
Example:
every two hours
Classified under:
Similar:
all ((quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class)
Context examples:
“As long as you are here, my pet, I shall come over every week of my life to see you. One day, every week of my life!”
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Because MCI may be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease, it's really important to see your health care provider every 6 to 12 months.
(Mild Cognitive Impairment, NIH: National Institute on Aging)
From puberty until menopause, menstruation occurs about every 28 days when a woman is not pregnant.
(Menstruation, NCI Dictionary)
I am compelled to Mister him and to Sir him with every speech.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Growth factor present in minute amounts in every living cell.
(Biotin, NCI Thesaurus)
Every year, millions of people in the United States receive life-saving blood transfusions.
(Blood Transfusion and Donation, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
One out of every 33 babies in the United States is born with a birth defect.
(Birth Defects, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
At all times; on every occasion.
(Always, NCI Thesaurus)
One, some, every, or all without specification.
(Any, NCI Thesaurus)
They come out to feed about every five to ten days.
(Bedbugs, Environmental Protection Agency)
