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any·thing (-t̸hiŋ′)

any object, event, fact, etc. do you know anything about it?

noun

a thing, no matter of what kind do anything you want

adverb

in any way; at all is he anything like his father?

anything Idioms

anything but

by no means; not at all

anything Synonyms

anything

pron.

something, everything, all, anything at all, anything whatever, aught, any, any one thing, whatever one wants, you name it*.

anything Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • ebay: Clean out that closet or cellar - you can sell practically anything on eBay and donate a percentage of your net proceeds to Samaritans.

Converse of subject

  • offend: If you become offended by anything, please read An Attempt to Justify Gruesome Bible Passages.

Noun used with modifier

  • means: Its atmosphere of relaxed chic means anything goes and you can be as social or reclusive as you like.
  • anybody: I'm only asking for some help here, it won't cost anybody anything.
  • fact: In fact anything with a pulse, Kate Wilson will rescue, apart from children!

Adjective modifier

  • worth: If Jesus Christ is worth anything, He is worth everything!

Converse of object

  • do: Always a lover of dogs, Bennett could do anything with them; no dog, however fierce, resented his approach.
  • know: Does anyone have a current address for Doug or know anything about Barry?
  • say: The next person who says anything has to do the washing up.
  • hear: My 1967 mind wants to say " Man, you have never heard anything like it!
  • eat: She stated, Jamie never wants to eat anything I fix for dinner.
  • see: How many of you have seen anything by Stan's Cafe?

Modifies a noun

  • else: Contingency is there for anything else that might crop up.
  • else.: Later they will restore it, a picture lives by it's legend, not by anything else. ' Stein, page 27.
  • offensive: Please don't leave anything offensive or derogatory; nobody likes an arsehole.
  • congress: Anything congress could likely to purchase old indemnity plans.
  • silly: I hope they don't do anything silly, like pull silly stunts.
  • you've: This is a list unlike anything youâve ever read.

Preposition: of

  • sort: It has to be said that Globalize Resistance does not appear to do anything of the sort.

Preposition: for

  • the--experience: Three or four nice men have thought they were in love with me, and I wouldn't take anything for the--experience.
anything Quotes

Anything scares me, anything scares anyone but really after all considering how dangerous everything is nothing is really very frightening.

—Stein, Gertrude

I got rhythm, I got music, I got my manö Who could ask for anything more.

—Gershwin, Ira originally Israel Gershowitz

I did not say anything. I was always embarrassed by the words sacred, glorious and sacrifice and the expression in vain.We had heard them, sometimes standing in the rain almost out of earshot, so that only the shouted words came through, and had read them, on proclamations that were slapped up by billposters over other proclamations, now fora long time, and I had seen nothing sacred, and thethings that were glorious had no gloryand the sacrifices were like the stock-yards at Chicago if nothing was done with the meat except to bury it.

—Hemingway, Ernest Millar

From all I can learn, he'sgot no business, no income, and no connection worth speaking of; but then, I know nothingönobody tells me anything.

—Galsworthy,John

   In olden days a glimpse of stocking Was looked on as something shocking. But now,God knows, Anything goes.

—Porter, Cole

If our people can build Angkor Wat they can do anything.

—Pol Pot real name Saloth Sar

As Einstein once said, ordinary life in an ordinary day in the modern world is a dreary business. I mean dreary. People will do anything just to escape this dreariness.

—Pepys, Samuel

The general public has long beendivided intotwo parts: thosewho think that science candoanything, and those who are afraid that it will.

—Ray, Dixy Lee

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