DictionaryeveryEach without exception
determiner

every

EV-ree/ˈevri/

Each member of a set, without exception.

Every muffin in the pan has a bright red cherry.

A complete six-cup muffin pan with a muffin in each cup and a bright red cherry on every muffin; none is missing a cherry.
Etymology

“Ever each” strengthened “each” with an emphatic “ever.” The expression treats a group one member at a time while insisting that none is left out.

In context

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that data is out there, in the open, for the community to see, that's a very different picture. That just unlocks a competitive spirit which is inherent in each and every one of us.
How motivation can fix public systems | Abhishek Gopalka

More examples

  • Every student receives a copy of the schedule.
  • She checks every window before leaving the house.
  • The bus stops here every fifteen minutes.

Forms

everyone pronoun — Every person in a particular group.

Similar words

each
Emphasizes members individually rather than the group as a whole.
all
Refers to the whole group, usually with a plural noun.