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every — Everyday, meaning 1: Every means each one of a group, with none left out: every child.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: With a time word, every means again and again at that time: every day, every week.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «Every other» means one, skip one, the next: every other day.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: With a number, every shows how often: every 3 hours, one in every ten.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (casual) «Every man and his dog» (UK, Australia) means a great many people; «every which way» (US) means in all directions.↗ Everyday, meaning 6: (formal) The exam voice says «each and every», «at intervals of», «per», «in every instance», «on each occasion».↗ Example: There are 6 rows of marbles with 9 marbles in every row.↗ How many marbles are there?↗ · Every bag has 3 oranges.↗ · Jake reads 4 pages every day for 5 days.↗ · I brush my teeth every morning and every night.↗ · Every child in the class has a library card.↗ · The bus comes every ten minutes.↗ · We go swimming every other Saturday.↗ · Every plant needs water and light.↗ · Every bloody time I wash the car, it rains!↗ · Every man and his dog was at the beach today.↗ · A vehicle departs at intervals of ten minutes; determine the number of departures within one hour.↗ · Mignon grew more lovely every day.↗ · and every raven after its kinds; (Torah DEU.14.14, JPS 1917)↗ · Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine.↗ (Torah NUM.18.14, JPS 1917)↗ · And they brought yet unto him freewill-offerings every morning.↗ (Torah EXO.36.3, JPS 1917)↗ · And David mourned for his son every day.↗ (Prophets 2SA.13.37, JPS 1917)↗ · Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.↗ (Prophets 2SA.19.9, JPS 1917)↗ · Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD.↗ (Writings PSA.150.6, JPS 1917)↗

everyday — Everyday, meaning 1: Everyday means usual or ordinary, used or done all the time, like everyday clothes.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: «Every day» (two words) means each day.↗ Example: She wears her everyday shoes.↗ · Math is used in everyday life.↗ · He reads 20 pages every day.↗ · Everyday items cost less.↗ · Brushing your teeth is an everyday job.↗ · We use everyday objects in the science test.↗ · I walk the dog every day.↗

everything — Everyday, meaning 1: Everything means all the things, every single thing.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: «Everything» can mean the most important thing: my dog is everything to me.↗ Example: How much did everything cost?↗ · She sold everything for $50.↗ · He bought everything on the list.↗ · Everything in the box weighs 4 kg.↗ · Put everything back where you found it.↗ · Everything is ready for the party.↗ · Is everything okay?↗ · Her family means everything to her.↗ · Do not believe everything you hear.↗ · He hath formed, weighed, and composed with these twenty-two letters every soul, and the soul of everything which shall hereafter be.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · line aie the first elements trom which all writing and everything (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · By the "hounded line" and "unbounded line" trom which according to the Pythagoreans everything originated (Diels H. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · Thus cleansed I them from everything foreign, and appointed wards for the priests and for the Levites, every one in his work; (Writings NEH.13.30, JPS 1917)↗ · And Haman recounted unto them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and everything as to how the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.↗ (Writings EST.5.11, JPS 1917)↗

everywhere — Everyday, meaning 1: Everywhere means in every place or to every place.↗ Example: I looked everywhere for my lost shoe.↗ · There were toys everywhere on the floor.↗ · Germs are everywhere, so wash your hands.↗ · My dog follows me everywhere.↗ · After the party there was glitter everywhere.↗ · Everywhere we went, people were friendly.↗ · Air is everywhere around the Earth.↗ · I have been looking for you everywhere.'↗ · In the year by the sphere, in man by the heart, and thus is the ruling spirit of God everywhere.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · For thus hath the LORD of hosts said: hew ye down her trees, and cast up a mound against Jerusalem; this is the city to be punished; everywhere there is oppression in the midst of her.↗ (Prophets JER.6.6, JPS 1917)↗

evict — Everyday, meaning 1: (law, home) To force someone to leave the house or land they live in, usually by law because they did not pay rent or broke the rules.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To make someone or something leave a place: «The cuckoo chick evicts the other eggs from the nest.».↗ Example: The family was evicted when they could not pay the rent.↗ · A landlord cannot evict tenants without following the law.↗ · The cuckoo chick evicts the other eggs from the nest.↗ · The squirrels were evicted from the loft by the pest controller.↗ · They got a letter warning that they might be evicted.↗ · Badger never evicted anyone from his warm home in the Wild Wood.↗ · Being evicted can be very hard for children who must change school.↗

evidence — Everyday, meaning 1: Evidence is facts, signs or objects that show something is true or help to prove it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In a court, evidence is what is shown to help decide if someone did a crime.↗ Example: Fossils are evidence that dinosaurs lived long ago.↗ · The detective looked for evidence.↗ · Use evidence from the text to answer the question.↗ · There is no evidence that the moon is made of cheese.↗ · Muddy footprints were evidence that the dog had come in.↗ · Scientists collect evidence before they decide.↗ · The police kept the evidence safe.↗

evident — Everyday, meaning 1: Easy to see or understand; clear and obvious.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Shown by the facts, so that people can be sure of it.↗ Example: It was evident that the dog had eaten the cake.↗ · Her excitement was evident from her huge smile.↗ · It is evident from the graph that plants grow faster in sunlight.↗ · The damage from the storm was evident everywhere in the town.↗ · His nervousness became evident when his voice shook.↗ · The answer was evident once we drew a picture of the problem.↗ · It is self-evident that you cannot be in two places at once.↗ · Her evident distress caused the sly Fox much amusement.↗ · fact, inquire about it, and make it so evident, that [35] the Creator be acknowledged to be on His throne again.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · Comprehend this great wisdom, understand this [7] knowledge, inquire into it and ponder on it, render it evident and lead [8] the Creator back to His throne again.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · Thus it is evident that the twenty-two letters will admit (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

evidential — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Evidential means to do with evidence or serving as evidence, the facts that show whether something is true.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (law) Evidential value is how much a fact or object helps prove something in court.↗ Example: The footprint had real evidential value.↗ · The judge asked about the evidential weight of the photo.↗ · Scientists need an evidential basis for a claim.↗ · Diaries are evidential sources for historians.↗ · Without the video, there was little evidential support.↗ · The museum records the evidential details of each find.↗

evidently — Everyday, meaning 1: Evidently means clearly or obviously, because you can see it from the signs.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Evidently can also mean apparently, «it seems that», when you have heard or worked something out.↗ Example: There were crumbs everywhere; evidently, someone had eaten the cake.↗ · She was evidently tired after the match.↗ · Evidently the bus is late again.↗ · The dog was evidently happy to see us.↗ · Evidently, nobody had read the instructions.↗ · He had evidently been crying.↗ · They were evidently a new kind of rabbit altogether.↗ · As the commentator declares words in the Sefer Yetzirah to be the language of Joseph ben Uziel, he evidently believed that he wrote it.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

evil — Everyday, meaning 1: Evil means very bad and cruel, wanting to hurt others.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Evil is great wickedness and harm.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: An evil is a very bad thing that causes harm, as in «the lesser of two evils».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: The evil can mean evil people, the wicked ones.↗ Example: The evil witch cast a spell on the princess.↗ · In the end, good defeated evil.↗ · The villain had an evil plan to steal the crown.↗ · He gave an evil laugh in the school play.↗ · Bullying is cruel, not just naughty.↗ · Choosing between them was the lesser of two evils.↗ · The cat gave the dog an evil look.↗ · Kindness is thrown away upon the evil.↗ · So shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.↗ (Torah DEU.13.5, JPS 1917)↗ · So thou shalt put away the evil from the midst of thee.↗ (Torah DEU.17.7, JPS 1917)↗ · Turn from Thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against Thy people.↗ (Torah EXO.32.12, JPS 1917)↗ · Shall evil be recompensed for good?↗ (Prophets JER.18.20, JPS 1917)↗ · No evil shall come upon us'?↗ (Prophets MIC.3.11, JPS 1917)↗ · When thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.↗ (Prophets JER.11.15, JPS 1917)↗

evildoer — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A person who does wicked things.↗ Example: Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious at the wicked; (Writings PRO.24.19, JPS 1917)↗ · Depart from me, ye evildoers; that I may keep the commandments of my God.↗ (Writings PSA.119.115, JPS 1917)↗ · And I am this day weak, and just anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me; the LORD reward the evildoer according to his wickedness.'↗ (Prophets 2SA.3.39, JPS 1917)↗

evince — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: To evince is to show a feeling or quality clearly, so that people can see it.↗ Example: He evinced his gratitude by sharing his food.↗ · She evinced great courage on the dark path.↗

evolution — Everyday, meaning 1: Evolution is how living things change over a very long time, from one generation to the next.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The slow change and development of anything: the evolution of phones.↗ Example: Darwin studied the evolution of finches.↗ · Evolution explains how whales came from land animals.↗ · The evolution of cars has been fast.↗ · Fossils show evolution over time.↗ · Many Christians believe God works through evolution.↗ · The theory of evolution was put forward by Charles Darwin.↗ · By the science of the Sepher Jezirah the human spirit is fixed to truth, and in reason, and is able to take account of the possible development of intelligence by the evolutions of numbers.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

evolutionary — Everyday, meaning 1: Evolutionary means to do with evolution, the very slow change of living things over many generations, as scientists explain it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Evolutionary also means changing slowly and step by step, not suddenly, as in an evolutionary change in design.↗ Example: Birds and dinosaurs share an evolutionary history.↗ · The evolutionary tree shows how animals are related.↗ · Darwin's work helped explain evolutionary change.↗ · Fossils give clues about evolutionary steps.↗ · The new phone is an evolutionary change, not a revolution.↗ · Camouflage gives animals an evolutionary advantage.↗

evolve — Everyday, meaning 1: To evolve means to change slowly, over a very long time and many generations, as living things adapt to their surroundings: «whales evolved from land animals».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To evolve also means to develop or change gradually into something more complex or better: «the plan evolved over time».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (games) In some games, a character evolves into a new, stronger form.↗ Example: Birds evolved from dinosaurs.↗ · Living things evolve over millions of years.↗ · Darwin explained how animals evolve by natural selection.↗ · Giraffes with longer necks could reach more food, so the species evolved.↗ · The English language keeps evolving.↗ · Our project evolved from a small idea into a big show.↗ · My game character evolved into a dragon.↗

ew — Everyday, meaning 1: (informal) "Ew!" is a sound people make to show disgust, when something seems dirty, smelly or gross.↗ Example: Ew!↗ There's a slug in my shoe!↗ · "Ew, gross!" said Chloe when her brother burped.↗ · Eww, this milk smells off.↗ · "They're kissing!" "↗ Ewww!"↗ · Ew, don't touch that, it's sticky.↗ · The class all said "ew" when the teacher showed the worm.↗

ewe — Everyday, meaning 1: A female sheep.↗ Example: The ewe fed her two lambs.↗ · The farmer has 30 ewes and 2 rams.↗ · Each ewe had twins, so 10 ewes had 20 lambs.↗ · The ewes were sheared in summer.↗ · A ewe can know her lamb by its bleat.↗ · We watched the ewes in the field.↗ · Ewe's milk and cheese, woollen jackets and stockings!↗ · And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves.↗ (Torah GEN.21.28, JPS 1917)↗ · two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams, (Torah GEN.32.14, JPS 1917)↗ · And Abimelech said unto Abraham: 'What mean these seven ewe-lambs which thou hast set by themselves?'↗ (Torah GEN.21.29, JPS 1917)↗ · From following the ewes that give suck He brought him, to be shepherd over Jacob His people, and Israel His inheritance.↗ (Writings PSA.78.71, JPS 1917)↗ · Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes, which are come up from the washing; whereof all are paired, and none faileth among them.↗ (Writings SNG.6.6, JPS 1917)↗ · Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes all shaped alike, which are come up from the washing; whereof all are paired, and none faileth among them.↗ (Writings SNG.4.2, JPS 1917)↗