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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EV'ERY, a. [Old Eng. everich. It is formed from ever.] Each individual of a whole collection or aggregate number. The word includes the whole number, but each separately stated or considered.
Every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Psalms 39.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: (used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception; "every person is mortal"; "every party is welcome"; "had every hope of success"; "every chance of winning"
2: each and all of a series of entities or intervals as specified; "every third seat"; "every two hours"

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Middle English everich, every, from Old English ?fre ?lc, from ?fre ever + ?lc each Date: before 12th century 1. a. being each individual or part of a group without exception b. being each in a series or succession <every few days> <every once in a while> 2. obsolete being all taken severally 3. being each within a range of possibilities <was given every chance> 4. complete, entire <we have every confidence in her>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 each single (heard every word; watched her every movement). 2 each at a specified interval in a series (take every third one; comes every four days). 3 all possible; the utmost degree of (there is every prospect of success). Phrases and idioms: every bit as colloq. (in comparisons) quite as (every bit as good). every now and again (or now and then) from time to time. every one each one (see also EVERYONE). every other each second in a series (every other day). every so often at intervals; occasionally. every time colloq. 1 without exception. 2 without hesitation. every which way US colloq. 1 in all directions. 2 in a disorderly manner. Etymology: OE æfre ælc ever each

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Every Ev"er*y, a. & a. pron. [OE. everich, everilk; AS. ?fre ever + [ae]lc each. See Ever, each.] 1. All the parts which compose a whole collection or aggregate number, considered in their individuality, all taken separately one by one, out of an indefinite bumber. Every man at his best state is altogether vanity. --Ps. xxxix. 5. Every door and window was adorned with wreaths of flowers. --Macaulay. 2. Every one. Cf. Each. [Obs.] ``Every of your wishes.'' --Shak. Daily occasions given to every of us. --Hooker. Every each, every one. [Obs.] ``Every each of them hath some vices.'' --Burton.. Every now and then, at short intervals; occasionally; repeatedly; frequently. [Colloq.] Note: Every may, by way of emphasis, precede the article the with a superlative adjective; as, every, the least variation. --Locke. Syn: Every, Each, Any. Usage: Any denotes one, or some, taken indifferently from the individuals which compose a class. Every differs from each in giving less promonence to the selection of the individual. Each relates to two or more individuals of a class. It refers definitely to every one of them, denoting that they are considered separately, one by one, all being included; as, each soldier was receiving a dollar per day. Every relates to more than two and brings into greater prominence the notion that not one of all considered is excepted; as, every soldier was on service, except the cavalry, that is, all the soldiers, etc. In each division there were four pentecosties, in every pentecosty four enomoties, and of each enomoty there fought in the front rank four [soldiers]. --Jowett (Thucyd. ). If society is to be kept together and the children of Adam to be saved from setting up each for himself with every one else his foe. --J. H. Newman.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use every to indicate that you are referring to all the members of a group or all the parts of something and not only some of them. Record every expenditure you make. ...recipes for every occasion. DET: DET sing-n • Every is also an adjective. His every utterance will be scrutinized... ADJ: poss ADJ n 2. You use every in order to say how often something happens or to indicate that something happens at regular intervals. We were made to attend meetings every day... A burglary occurs every three minutes in London... They meet here every Friday morning. DET 3. You use every in front of a number when you are saying what proportion of people or things something happens to or applies to. Two out of every three Britons already own a video recorder... About one in every 20 people have clinical depression... DET: out of/in/for DET amount 4. You can use every before some nouns, for example 'sign', 'effort', 'reason', and 'intention' in order to emphasize what you are saying. The Congressional Budget Office says the federal deficit shows every sign of getting larger... I think that there is every chance that you will succeed... Every care has been taken in compiling this list. ? no DET: DET sing-n [emphasis] 5. If you say that someone's every whim, wish, or desire will be satisfied, you are emphasizing that everything they want will happen or be provided. Dozens of servants had catered to his every whim. ADJ: poss ADJ n [emphasis] 6. You use every in the expressions every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while, and every so often in order to indicate that something happens occasionally. Stir the batter every now and then to keep it from separating... Every so often the horse's heart and lungs are checked. PHRASE: PHR after v, PHR with cl 7. If something happens every other day or every second day, for example, it happens one day, then does not happen the next day, then happens the day after that, and so on. You can also say that something happens every third week, every fourth year, and so on. I went home every other week... PHRASE: PHR after v, PHR with cl 8. every bit as good as: see bit every which way: see way

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Each (of several).