every

1. 1.All of a countable group (considered individually), without exception.

   • Every person in the room stood and cheered.
   • She watches my every move.

2. 2.Denotes equal spacing at a stated interval, or a proportion corresponding to such a spacing.

   • The alarm is going off every few minutes.
   • We stopped for refreshments every ten miles.
   • Every third bead was red, and the rest were blue. The sequence was thus red, blue, blue, red, blue, blue etc.

3. 3.Denotes an abundance of something.

   • There is every reason why we shouldn't.
   • We wish you every happiness in the future.
   • The police will make every effort to trace the missing girl.

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