Phrase guide

each and every

det · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

Each without exception; used for emphasis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Do not leave without checking each and every door to make sure it is locked.
  • Each and every one of the employees attended, and everyone had a good time.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: any and every, any and all, every last, every single

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Thoroughness by shifting in perspective from considering a group individually and collectively, respectively.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: tots i cadascun — each without exception
  • Finnish: joka ikinen — each without exception
  • French: chaque — each without exception
  • German: jeder einzelne — each without exception
  • German: aller und jeder — each without exception
  • Hungarian: mindegyik — each without exception
  • Hungarian: minden egyes — each without exception
  • Polish: wszyscy bez wyjątku — each without exception
  • Polish: wszystkie bez wyjątku — each without exception
  • Romanian: toți fără excepție — each without exception
  • Slovak: každý a jeden — each without exception
  • Spanish: todos y cada uno de — each without exception
  • Spanish: todas y cada una de — each without exception
  • Swedish: var och en — each without exception
  • Swedish: varjom och enom — each without exception
  • Tamil: எல்லா (ellā) — each without exception
  • Tamil: எ- (e-) — each without exception
  • Tamil: யா- (yā-) — each without exception