adv
Meaning 1
To even the slightest extent, at all.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
any
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ɛni/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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/æni/ Ireland, Newfoundland, obsolete and historical elsewhere
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US, pin-pen-merger: /ɪni/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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homophone: Annie (Ireland, Newfoundland)
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homophone: innie (US, pin–pen merger)
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rhymes with -ɛni
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rhymes with -æni
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rhymes with -ɪni
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CMU ARPABET: EH1 N IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
To even the slightest extent, at all.
Used before different, before comparatives with more and less, and idiomatically before other comparatives, generally in interrogative, hypothetical, or negative contexts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- If you get any taller, you'll start having to duck through doorways!
- Is she any less enthused now that it's raining?
- Is her enthusiasm any less now that it's raining?
- You don't seem to be any the worse after such a tragic experience.
- I will not remain here any longer.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 3
To even the slightest extent, at all.
Used to modify a verb, generally a finite verb or a non-finite verb in object position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, not-comparable
Examples
- That doesn't bother me any.
- Unfortunately, I don't expect the documentation to help any.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
det
Meaning 4
One at all; at least one; at least one kind of; some; a positive quantity of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonym: some
- Do you have any biscuits?
- Do you have any food?
- Do you think there's any point to/in trying to explain?
- It won't do you any good.
- "Give me your pen." — "I don't have any pen."
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: some
Antonyms: zero, no
det
Meaning 5
A/an, each or some, no matter its/their identity or nature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Choose any item you want.
- Any person may apply.
- Representative democracy is better than any other system.
- Press any key to continue.
- The character '#' matches any digit 0–9.
- Please bring some plates — any plates will do.
- I'll drink any whiskey you've got.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
det
Meaning 6
An unspecified but imminent (second, minute, day etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- They'll be arriving any day.
- I expect the phone to ring at any moment.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
pron
Meaning 7
Any thing(s) or person(s).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Any may apply.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 8
to any degree or extent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- it isn't any better
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h1óynos Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *h1oy-no-kós Proto-Germanic *ainagaz Proto-West Germanic *ainag Old English ǣniġ Middle English ani English any From Middle English any, eny, ony, ani, aniȝ, eniȝ, æniȝ, from Old English ǣniġ (“any”), from Proto-West Germanic *ainīg, *ainag, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”), equivalent to one + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian eenich (“some”), West Frisian iennich (“only”), Dutch enig (“any, some”), Afrikaans enig (“any”), German Low German enig (“some”), German einig (“some”); via Proto-Indo-European *óynos cognate with Latin ūllus (“any”), Latin ūnicus (whence Italian unico (“unique”), French unique (“unique”)). Piecewise doublet of unique.
Across languages
Translations
206 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: gens — at all
- Chinese Mandarin: 不再 (buzai) — at all
- Chinese Mandarin: 一点 (yidian) — at all
- Dutch: enig — at all
- Dutch: enkel — at all
- Esperanto: iom ajn — at all
- Esperanto: eĉ iomete — at all
- Finnish: yhtään — at all
- French: du tout — at all
- Indonesian: sama sekali — at all
- Italian: affatto — at all
- Latin: omnīnō — at all
- Polish: jeszcze — at all
- Portuguese: mais — at all
- Russian: ещё (ješčó) — at all
- Scots: onie — at all
- Scots: ony — at all
- Slovak: ešte — at all
- Spanish: algo — at all
- Swedish: nåt — at all
- Swedish: nå — at all
- Ukrainian: ще (šče) — at all
- Arabic: أَيّ (ʔayy) — at least one (kind)
- Arabic: أي (ʔay) — at least one (kind)
- Arabic: ايا (ayya) — at least one (kind)
- Arabic: حيلا (ḥayalla) — at least one (kind)
- Arabic: شي (ši) — at least one (kind)
- Armenian: որեւէ (orewē) — at least one (kind)
- Basque: edozein — at least one (kind)
- Belarusian: які́сьці (jakísʹci) — at least one (kind)
- Belarusian: які́сь (jakísʹ) — at least one (kind)
- Belarusian: які-не́будзь (jaki-njébudzʹ) — at least one (kind)
- Belarusian: не́йкі (njéjki) — at least one (kind)
- Belarusian: жа́дны (žádny) — at least one (kind)
- Bulgarian: някакъ́в (njakakǎ́v) — at least one (kind)
- Bulgarian: ни́какъв (níkakǎv) — at least one (kind)
- Bulgarian: какъ́в да е (kakǎ́v da e) — at least one (kind)
- Bulgarian: какъ́вто и да е (kakǎ́vto i da e) — at least one (kind)
- Bulgarian: вся́какъв (vsjákakǎv) — at least one (kind)
- Bulgarian: ма́лко (málko) — at least one (kind)
- Catalan: algun — at least one (kind)
- Chinese Mandarin: 任意 (rènyì) — at least one (kind)
- Chinese Mandarin: 任何 (rènhé) — at least one (kind)
- Maore Comorian: ata — at least one (kind)
- Ngazidja Comorian: hata — at least one (kind)
- Dutch: enig — at least one (kind)
- Esperanto: iu — at least one (kind)
- Esperanto: iom da — at least one (kind)
- Estonian: iga — at least one (kind)
- Estonian: mistahes — at least one (kind)
- Estonian: suvaline — at least one (kind)
- Estonian: ükskõik milline — at least one (kind)
- Estonian: keegi — at least one (kind)
- Finnish: yhtään — at least one (kind)
- Finnish: jotakin — at least one (kind)
- Finnish: mitään — at least one (kind)
- German: irgendein — at least one (kind)
- German: irgendwelche — at least one (kind)
- German: kein — at least one (kind)
- German: überhaupt kein — at least one (kind)
- Old High German: einag — at least one (kind)
- Greek: καθένας (kathénas) — at least one (kind)
- Greek: όποιος (ópoios) — at least one (kind)
- Hebrew: אַף (af) — at least one (kind)
- Hebrew: שׁוּם (shum) — at least one (kind)
- Hindi: कोई (koī) — at least one (kind)
- Hindi: कोई भी (koī bhī) — at least one (kind)
- Ido: irga — at least one (kind)
- Ido: ula — at least one (kind)
- Interlingua: ulle — at least one (kind)
- Italian: qualche — at least one (kind)
- Korean: 어떤 (eotteon) — at least one (kind)
- Latin: ūllus — at least one (kind)
- Macedonian: некаков (nekakov) — at least one (kind)
- Macedonian: никаков (nikakov) — at least one (kind)
- Maltese: xi — at least one (kind)
- Maltese: kwalunkwe — at least one (kind)
- Marathi: कोणतेही (koṇtehī) — at least one (kind)
- Occitan: qualque — at least one (kind)
- Old English: ǣniġ — at least one (kind)
- Polish: jakiś — at least one (kind)
- Polish: żaden — at least one (kind)
- Portuguese: algum — at least one (kind)
- Portuguese: nenhum — at least one (kind)
- Russian: како́й-нибудь (kakój-nibudʹ) — at least one (kind)
- Russian: никако́й (nikakój) — at least one (kind)
- Scots: onie — at least one (kind)
- Scots: ony — at least one (kind)
- Slovak: nejaký — at least one (kind)
- Spanish: alguno — at least one (kind)
- Swedish: någon — at least one (kind)
- Tocharian B: ksa — at least one (kind)
- Ukrainian: яки́йсь (jakýjsʹ) — at least one (kind)
- Urdu: کوئی (koī) — at least one (kind)
- Volapük: seimik — at least one (kind)
- Arabic: أَيّ (ʔayy) — no matter what kind
- Arabic: حيلا (ḥayalla) — no matter what kind
- Arabic: ايا (ayya) — no matter what kind
- Azerbaijani: istənilən — no matter what kind
- Azerbaijani: hər hansı — no matter what kind
- Belarusian: любы́ (ljubý) — no matter what kind
- Belarusian: уся́кі (usjáki) — no matter what kind
- Belarusian: ко́жны (kóžny) — no matter what kind
- Catalan: qualsevol — no matter what kind
- Catalan: qualssevol — no matter what kind
- Czech: kterýkoliv — no matter what kind
- Esperanto: ia — no matter what kind
- Esperanto: iu ajn — no matter what kind
- Finnish: mikä tahansa — no matter what kind
- Finnish: kuka tahansa — no matter what kind
- French: n'importe quel — no matter what kind
- French: quelconque — no matter what kind
- Georgian: ნებისმიერი (nebismieri) — no matter what kind
- Georgian: რაც არ უნდა იყოს (rac ar unda iq̇os) — no matter what kind
- German: irgendein — no matter what kind
- German: jeder — no matter what kind
- German: jeglicher — no matter what kind
- German: jeder beliebige — no matter what kind
- German: jeder mögliche — no matter what kind
- German: welcher auch immer — no matter what kind
- German: egal welcher — no matter what kind
- German: irgendwelche — no matter what kind
- German: alle — no matter what kind
- Hebrew: כלשהו (kólshehu) — no matter what kind
- Indonesian: apa pun — no matter what kind
- Indonesian: sembarang — no matter what kind
- Indonesian: apa saja — no matter what kind
- Indonesian: kapan pun — no matter what kind
- Indonesian: kapan saja — no matter what kind
- Irish: aon — no matter what kind
- Italian: qualsiasi — no matter what kind
- Japanese: 任意 (nin'i) — no matter what kind
- Low German: jeed — no matter what kind
- Low German: all — no matter what kind
- Macedonian: било кој (bilo koj) — no matter what kind
- Macedonian: секој (sekoj) — no matter what kind
- Old English: ǣniġ — no matter what kind
- Polish: którykolwiek — no matter what kind
- Polish: jakikolwiek — no matter what kind
- Polish: każdy — no matter what kind
- Portuguese: qualquer — no matter what kind
- Romanian: orice — no matter what kind
- Romanian: oricare — no matter what kind
- Romanian: nici un — no matter what kind
- Romanian: nici o — no matter what kind
- Russian: любо́й (ljubój) — no matter what kind
- Russian: -нибу́дь (-nibúdʹ) — no matter what kind
- Russian: вся́кий (vsjákij) — no matter what kind
- Russian: ка́ждый (káždyj) — no matter what kind
- Scots: onie — no matter what kind
- Scots: ony — no matter what kind
- Scottish Gaelic: aon — no matter what kind
- Scottish Gaelic: sam bith — no matter what kind
- Slovak: akýkoľvek — no matter what kind
- Slovak: ktorýkoľvek — no matter what kind
- Spanish: cualquier — no matter what kind
- Spanish: cualquiera — no matter what kind
- Swahili: yoyote — no matter what kind
- Ukrainian: будь-яки́й (budʹ-jakýj) — no matter what kind
- Ukrainian: ко́жний (kóžnyj) — no matter what kind
- Ukrainian: уся́кий (usjákyj) — no matter what kind
- Walloon: tolminme ké — no matter what kind
- Walloon: nimpôrtu ké — no matter what kind
- Arabic: أَيّ (ʔayy) — Any things or persons
- Arabic: كُلّ (kull) — Any things or persons
- Arabic: أَيَّة (ʔayya) — Any things or persons
- Arabic: أَيْمَا (ʔaymā) — Any things or persons
- Bulgarian: кой да е (koj da e) — Any things or persons
- Bulgarian: който и да е (kojto i da e) — Any things or persons
- Bulgarian: всеки (vseki) — Any things or persons
- Bulgarian: някой (njakoj) — Any things or persons
- Bulgarian: никой (nikoj) — Any things or persons
- Catalan: algun — Any things or persons
- Catalan: qualque — Any things or persons
- Chinese Mandarin: 誰 /谁 (shuí, shéi) — Any things or persons
- Czech: kdokoliv — Any things or persons
- Czech: cokoliv — Any things or persons
- Dutch: elk — Any things or persons
- Esperanto: iu ajn — Any things or persons
- Esperanto: ĉiu — Any things or persons
- Esperanto: ĉiuj — Any things or persons
- Finnish: mikä tahansa — Any things or persons
- French: n'importe qui — Any things or persons
- French: tous — Any things or persons
- French: tout le monde — Any things or persons
- Georgian: ნებისმიერი (nebismieri) — Any things or persons
- German: jeder — Any things or persons
- Japanese: どれも (doremo) — Any things or persons
- Japanese: どれでも (doredemo) — Any things or persons
- Latin: ūllus — Any things or persons
- Low German: jeed — Any things or persons
- Low German: elk — Any things or persons
- Polish: ktokolwiek — Any things or persons
- Portuguese: qualquer um — Any things or persons
- Romanian: orice — Any things or persons
- Romanian: oricare — Any things or persons
- Romanian: oricine — Any things or persons
- Russian: любо́й (ljubój) — Any things or persons
- Russian: вся́кий (vsjákij) — Any things or persons
- Serbo-Croatian: свак — Any things or persons
- Serbo-Croatian: svak — Any things or persons
- Slovak: ktokoľvek — Any things or persons
- Slovak: čokoľvek — Any things or persons
- Spanish: cualquiera — Any things or persons
- Spanish: cualquier — Any things or persons
- Ukrainian: будь-хто́ (budʹ-xtó) — Any things or persons