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an·y
 any
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- pronunciation:
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ni
- parts of speech:
- adjective, pronoun, adverb
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
If you can have any game that you want, it means you can choose one game and it doesn't matter which one you choose. If you can have any books that you want, you can have more than one, and it doesn't matter which books or how many you take.
The place is empty, so we can sit at any table.- similar words:
- all
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| definition 2: |
If someone says that any child can learn, they mean that each and every child can learn.
My mom is a great baker. Any kind of cookie that my mom makes is good.- similar words:
- all
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| definition 3: |
When you say, "I do not want any milk," you mean that you do not want even a very small amount of milk.
I'm glad we don't have any homework today.My mother doesn't want me to say any bad things about my brother. |
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| part of speech: |
pronoun |
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If you used to have some comic books, but now you don't have any, it means that you have no comic books now.
I thought we had some cheese, but there wasn't any in the refrigerator.I need some paper. Do you have any? |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
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If it is not any colder today than it was yesterday, then it is not at all colder today than yesterday. It is not even a little colder. If your cousins are not any smarter than you, then you are exactly as smart as your cousins or maybe even smarter.
My mom was sick yesterday. Our neighbor asked if my mom was feeling any better today, and I said she was feeling much better. |
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