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everyone

EHV-ree-wuhn
pronoun
1
Every person; everybody.
"Everyone was invited to the wedding."
"Is everyone ready to go?"

How to Use Everyone

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishAll the people in a group, considered one by one.

Common mistake

Takes a singular verb: "everyone is here," not "everyone are here." Also distinct from "every one," which refers to each individual item or person in a specified set (e.g. "every one of the plates was broken").

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Etymology

From Middle English everichon, an alteration influenced by "every."

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