"anything" meaning in English

See anything in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Determiner

IPA: /ˈɛn.i.θɪŋ/ [US], /ˈɛ.nɪ.θɪŋ/ [UK], /ˈɛ.nə.θɪŋ/ [Australia] Audio: en-us-anything.ogg [US] Forms: anything
Head templates: {{determiner}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Any one of all things. You use this when there is no limit to what might be meant. You might be able to change "anything" to any other word. Tags: singular
    Sense id: simple-anything-en-det-Rq7nbzAF Categories (other): Indefinite determiners, Singular determiners
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        "Determiner"
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    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "determiner"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "an‧y‧thing",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nothing"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Indefinite determiners",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Singular determiners",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'll do anything you want."
        },
        {
          "text": "Is there anything he has not done?"
        },
        {
          "text": "I don't have anything left."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any one of all things. You use this when there is no limit to what might be meant. You might be able to change \"anything\" to any other word."
      ],
      "id": "simple-anything-en-det-Rq7nbzAF",
      "raw_tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛn.i.θɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛ.nɪ.θɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛ.nə.θɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-anything.ogg",
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        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "anything"
}
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "an‧y‧thing",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "det",
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        {
          "word": "nothing"
        }
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "I'll do anything you want."
        },
        {
          "text": "Is there anything he has not done?"
        },
        {
          "text": "I don't have anything left."
        }
      ],
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        "Any one of all things. You use this when there is no limit to what might be meant. You might be able to change \"anything\" to any other word."
      ],
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        "indefinite"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛn.i.θɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛ.nɪ.θɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛ.nə.θɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
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}

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