every so often

Variant of every

every definition

ev·ery (ev′rē)

adjective

  1. each, individually and separately; each, and including all every man among you
  2. the fullest possible; all that there could be given every chance to do the job
  3. each group or interval (a specified number or time) take a pill every three hours

Etymology: ME everiche < OE æfre ælc, lit., ever each

every Idioms

every now and then

from time to time; occasionally
also Informalevery so often

every other

each alternate, as the first, third, fifth, etc.

every which way

☆ Informal
  1. in every direction
  2. in complete disorder

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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