determiner

every

every

Every student has a book.

Every student has a book.

I go there every day.

I go there every day.

((singular noun)) used with a singular noun to refer to all the members of a group Every student has a book.

Synonyms: each, all. Note the grammar: 'every' takes a singular noun, 'all' takes a plural noun.

From Old English 'æfre ælc', meaning 'ever each'.

Think of 'every' as looking at a group but considering each member one by one. Like 'every single one'.

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