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English Idioms :: any
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any - See: HARDLY ANY or SCARCELY ANY. |
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Traditional English :: any
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any - adj., pron., & adv. --adj. 1 (with interrog., neg., or conditional expressed or implied) a one, no matter which, of several (cannot find any answer). b some, no matter how much or many or of what sort (if any books arrive; have you any sugar?).
2 a minimal amount of (hardly any difference).
3 whichever is chosen (any fool knows that).
4 a an appreciable or significant (did not stay for any length of time). b a very large (has any amount of money). --pron.
1 any one (did not know any of them).
2 any number (are any of them yours?).
3 any amount (is there any left?). --adv. (usu. with neg. or interrog.) at all, in some degree (is that any good?; do not make it any larger; without being any the wiser). any more to any further extent (don't like you any more). any time colloq. at any time. any time (or day or minute etc.) now colloq. at any time in the near future. not having any colloq. unwilling to participate. [OE nig f. Gmc (as ONE, -Y(1))] |
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Related Words
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unsafe
at
speed
answer
question
copy
dvd
never
been
reason
word
you
want
song
lyric
given
thursday
movie
place
could
it
be
harder
by
means
necessary
pastor
troy
rose
other
name
don
t
look
further
sunday
speech
download
anytime
day
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Most Often Usage
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unsafe at any speed
answer to any question
copy any dvd
never been any reason
any word you want
any dvd
any song lyric
any given thursday
copy any dvd movie
any place
could it be any harder
by any means necessary pastor troy
a rose by any other name
don t look any further
any question
any given sunday speech
any dvd download
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