every so often

Variant of every

every Definition

ev·ery (ev′rē)

adjective

each, individually and separately; each, and including all every man among you
the fullest possible; all that there could be given every chance to do the job
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

every other

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

every which way

☆ Informal

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