Every | Mean of every in English Dictionary

/ˈɛvri/

• including each person or thing in a group or series
1. I heard every word you said.
2. He devotes every spare moment to his hobby.
3. His every move was carefully watched.
4. She's beautiful in every way/respect.
5. Ceramics of every kind were on display.
6. We have every reason to believe (that) he's telling the truth. [=we have no reason not to believe him]
7. He looked closely at every last one [=every one] of them.
8. They were questioning every little thing [=everything] she said.
9. He provided them with guidance every step of the way. [=throughout the entire process]
10. Every time [=whenever] I go there I learn something new.
11. We're making every effort [=we're doing all that we can] to solve the problem.
• not lacking in any way
1. I have every [=complete, total] confidence in you.
• sometimes but not often
1. We still see each other every now and then.
2. They would get together every now and again.
3. Every so often she'd come in to check on him.

• in every direction
1. Bullets were flying every which way.
• in a disorderly manner
1. The papers were stacked every which way.