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pronoun

everyone

Every person in a relevant group.

Everyone in the office brings lunch from home on Fridays.

Etymology
everyEnglisheach without exception
+oneEnglishindividual

The compound treats each person as one individual and includes every one of them. Its reference covers the whole relevant group through its members.

More examples

  • Is everyone ready to leave?
  • The teacher gives everyone a chance to speak.
  • Everyone has a different opinion about the ending.

Similar words

everybody
Means the same thing and is slightly more informal.
all
Can refer to people or things, not just people.