every
determiner/ˈevri/
Слово англійською: every
Переклад every українською: ко́жний
Детальний опис
- used with singular nouns to refer to all the members of a group of things or people
- She knows every student in the school.
- I could hear every word they said.
- We enjoyed every minute of our stay.
- I go to the gym every day.
- every week/month/year
- I get that wrong every single time.
- I read every last article in the newspaper (= all of them).
- They were watching her every movement.
- Every one of their songs has been a hit.
Grammar Point each / everyeach / every- Each is used before a singular noun and is followed by a singular verb:
- Each student has been given his or her own email address.
- Each student has been given their own email address.
- When each is used after a plural subject, it has a plural verb:
- They each have their own email address.
- Every is always followed by a singular verb:
- Every student in the class is capable of passing the exam.
- Each of, each one of and every one of are followed by a plural noun or pronoun, but the verb is usually singular:
- Each (one) of the houses was slightly different.
- I bought a dozen eggs and every one of them was bad.
- used to say how often something happens or is done
- The buses go every 10 minutes.
- We had to stop every few miles.
- One in every three marriages ends in divorce.
- He has every third day off (= he works for two days, then has one day off, then works for two days and so on).
- We see each other every now and again.
- Every now and then he regretted his decision.
- all possible
- We wish you every success.
- He had every reason to be angry.
Word OriginOld English ǣfre ǣlc, from ǣfre ‘ever’ and ǣlc ‘each’.
Idioms
each and every
- (used for emphasis) every single one
- I look forward to seeing each and every one of you as we celebrate our 50th year.
every other
- each alternate one (= the first, third, fifth, etc. one, but not the second, fourth, sixth, etc.)
- They visit us every other week.