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- United States//ɛni//
- United States//ɪni//
- //æni//
To even the slightest extent, at all.
adverb
- 1
To even the slightest extent, at all.
'That wouldn't surprise me any.'
- 2
To even the slightest extent, at all. Used before different, before comparatives with more and less, and idiomatically before other comparatives, generally in interrogative, hypothetical, or negative contexts.
If you get any taller, you'll start having to duck through doorways!
Is she any less enthused now that it's raining?
Is her enthusiasm any less now that it's raining?
You don't seem to be any the worse after such a tragic experience.
- 3
To even the slightest extent, at all. Used to modify a verb, generally a finite verb or a non-finite verb in object position.
That doesn't bother me any.
Unfortunately, I don't expect the documentation to help any.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *h₁oy-no-kós Proto-Germanic *ainagaz Proto-West Germanic *ainag Old English ǣniġ Middle English ani English any From Middle English any, eny, ony, ani, aniȝ, eniȝ, æniȝ, from Old English ǣniġ (“any”), from Proto-West Germanic *ainīg, *ainag, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”), equivalent to one + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian eenich (“some”), West Frisian iennich (“only”), Dutch enig (“any, some”), Afrikaans enig (“any”), German Low German enig (“some”), German einig (“some”); via Proto-Indo-European *óynos cognate with Latin ūllus (“any”), Latin ūnicus (whence Italian unico (“unique”), French unique (“unique”)). Piecewise doublet of unique.
determiner
- 1
One at all; at least one; at least one kind of; some; a positive quantity of.
Near-synonyms: some, all
Do you have any biscuits?
Do you have any food?
Do you think there's any point to/in trying to explain?
- 2
A/an, each or some, no matter its/their identity or nature.
Choose any item you want.
Any person may apply.
Representative democracy is better than any other system.
Press any key to continue.
- 3
An unspecified but imminent (second, minute, day etc.).
They'll be arriving any day.
I expect the phone to ring at any moment.
pronoun
- 1
Any thing(s) or person(s).
Any may apply.