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everything

everythingpronoun

American /ˈɛv.riˌθɪŋ/ British /ˈev.riˌθɪŋ/ The strongest stress is on the first part: EV-ree-thing.

very commondefining vocabulary

all things, with nothing left out
Everything takes a singular verb even though it can mean many things: everything is ready, not are.
- Everything is ready for the party.
- Did you bring everything you need?
- Everything in this store is on sale.
- She lost everything in the fire.
Collocations
phrase everything else, everything is fine
Antonyms nothing
For translators (sense 1)
Meaning across languages Everything covers things and ideas, not people; for people, use everyone or everybody.

Word family

Usage

Everything always takes a singular verb: everything is, not are, however many things it stands for.

Common mistakes

Everything are ready. Everything is ready.
Everything is grammatically singular and takes a singular verb.