elk — meaning in English

English meaning

• all determiner Every one of; the whole amount, quantity, or extent of.
• any det Used to refer to one or some of a thing, without specifying which, especially in questions and negatives.
• each det Used to refer to every individual member of a group, considered one at a time.
• every determiner Used before a singular noun to mean each one of a group, with no exceptions.

Senses

elk is used for these senses in English:

• all Apiece; each.
• any Any thing(s) or person(s).
• each All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).
• every All of a countable group (considered individually), without exception.

all — full definition

1. determiner Every one of; the whole amount, quantity, or extent of.
2. pronoun Everything or everyone, considered as a whole.
3. adverb Completely or entirely.

any — full definition

1. det Used to refer to one or some of a thing, without specifying which, especially in questions and negatives.
2. det No matter which one; every single one, without exception.
3. adv At all; to any extent (used to intensify a comparison, usually negative).
4. pron Any person or thing at all, unspecified.

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