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1. (adj.) any
one, a, an, or some; one or more without specification or identification:
If you have any witnesses, produce them. Pick out any six you like.
2. any
whatever or whichever it may be:
at any price.
3. any
in whatever quantity or number, great or small; some:
Do you have any butter?
4. any
every; all:
Any schoolchild would know that. Read any books you find on the subject.
5. any
(following a negative) at all:
She can't endure any criticism.
6. (pron.) any
an unspecified person or persons; anybody; anyone:
He did better than any before him.
7. any
a single one or ones; an unspecified thing or things; a quantity or number:
We don't have any left.
8. (adv.) any
in whatever degree; to some extent; at all:
Do you feel any better?
9. any
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly.
Etymology: (bef. 950; ME eni, ani, OE æmacr;nig (OE ānone+-ig -y1))
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1. (adverb) any(a), whatever, whatsoever
one or some or every or all without specification
"give me any peaches you don't want"; "not any milk is left"; "any child would know that"; "pick any card"; "any day now"; "cars can be rented at almost any airport"; "at twilight or any other time"; "beyond any doubt"; "need any help we can get"; "give me whatever peaches you don't want"; "no milk whatsoever is left"
2. (adverb) any
to any degree or extent
"it isn't any better"
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1. (determiner) any
means "some" in questions and negatives
Do you have any paper?; There aren't any cookies left.
2. any
whichever one of a particular type
Any intelligent person can understand this.; Visit any time you want.
3. (pronoun) any
means "some" in questions and negatives
"Can I have some more chicken, please?" "Sorry, there isn't any left."; We haven't met any of his friends.
4. any
any of
whichever one of a particular type
Have any of you seen Emily?
5. (adverb) any
emphasizes how or to what extent
Can you get here any sooner?; You're not working any harder.
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1. (adverb) any
to any extent; in any degree; at all
2. any
one indifferently, out of an indefinite number; one indefinitely, whosoever or whatsoever it may be
3. any
some, of whatever kind, quantity, or number; as, are there any witnesses present? are there any other houses like it?
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Sense: one, some, no matter which
`Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.
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 Afrikaans: enige |
 Arabic: أي |
 Bulgarian: някой, който и да е |
 Brazilian: qualquer |
 Czech: jakýkoli |
 German: irgendeiner/irgendeine/ir |
 Danish: hvad/hvilken/nogen som he |
 Greek: οποιοσδήποτε, οτιδήποτε |
 Spanish: cualquier |
 Estonian: mis tahes,ükskõik milline |
 Farsi: هر؛ هرکدام |
 Finnish: mikä tahansa |
 French: n'importe quel |
 Hebrew: כָּלשֶהוּ |
 Hindi: कोई |
 Croatian: bilo koji |
 Hungarian: akármi, bármi |
 Indonesian: mana saja, apa saja, semb |
 Icelandic: hver sem er |
 Italian: qualsiasi, qualunque |
 Japanese: どれでも |
 Korean: 어떤 |
 Lithuanian: bet kuris |
 Latvian: jebkurš |
 Malay: apa-apa |
 Dutch: om het even welk |
 Norwegian: hva/hvilken/noen som hels |
 Polish: jakikolwiek |
 Persian: هر؛ هرکدام |
 Pashto: هر، هر یو |
 Portuguese: qualquer |
 Romanian: nici un/o; vreun, vreo |
 Russian: любой |
 Slovak: akýkoľvek |
 Slovenian: katerikoli |
 Serbian: bilo koji |
 Swedish: vilken (vilket, vilka) so |
 Thai: หนึ่ง; บ้าง; ใด ๆ |
 Turkish: herhangi biri, hangisi ol |
 Taiwanese: 任一或任何 |
 Ukrainian: який-небудь, будь-який |
 Urdu: کوئی |
 Vietnamese: bất cứ |
 Chinese: 任一的 |
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