English

rank|near|public|others|288|anything|matter|passed|true

Pronunciation
IPA|/��niθɪ�/, SAMPA|/"EniTIN?/
audio|en-us-anything.ogg|Audio (US)
Hyphenation: an·y·thing

Adverb
en-adv|-

1. In any way, any extent or any degree.

#: That isn't anything like a car

Pronoun
en-pron

1. Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; as, I would not do it for anything.
2. Expressing an indefinite comparison;—with as or like.

Translations
trans-top|any thing of any kind
Czech: cokoliv
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Noun
en-noun|-

1. someone|Someone or something of importance.

Usage notes
Note: Any thing, written as two words, is now commonly used in contradistinction to any person or anybody. Formerly it was also separated when used in the wider sense. Necessity drove them to undertake any thing and venture any thing. --De Foe.

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L4+ not in L3 POS section
trans-top|someone or something
Amuzgo: makjo
Finnish: mikä tahansa
Greek: ο�ιδή�ο�ε (otidipote)
Japanese: ��� (nandemo)
trans-mid
Maltese: kwalunkwe ħaġa
Slovene: karkoli n
Swedish: något, vad som helst, vilken som helst, vilket som helst (1)
Portuguese: qualquer coisa
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Related terms
thing
nothing
something
everything
anybody, anyone
anywhere

References
R:1913

fa:anything
fr:anything
ko:anything
hy:anything
io:anything
it:anything
hu:anything
pl:anything
ru:anything
fi:anything
ta:anything
vi:anything
tr:anything
zh:anything

• 2007-12-18 15:58 - Daniel Polansky - /* Pronoun */ +Czech translation

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