English Dictionary

everything

/ˈɛvɹiθɪŋ/

pron

(literally) All the things under discussion. / (colloquial, hyperbolic) Many or most things. / (colloquial) A state of well-being (from all parts of the whole). / (colloquial) Considerable effort.

Everything is going well.

意味（1）

(literally) All the things under discussion.

I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions during my yarn, but every question had a point to it. At the end he bowed and thanked me once more. As a thanker he was main-truck high; I never see anybody so polite.

意味（2）

(colloquial, hyperbolic) Many or most things.

Then, I was sent to a great, cold, bare, school of big boys; where everything to eat and wear was thick and clumpy, without being enough […]

意味（3）

(colloquial) A state of well-being (from all parts of the whole).

She wasn't feeling well this morning but now everything is fine.

意味（4）

(colloquial) Considerable effort.

It took everything in me to resist the temptation to skip work on my birthday.

意味（5）

(colloquial) The most important thing.

I can't believe I made it in time - timing is everything!