/æni/ Ireland, Newfoundland, obsolete and historical elsewhere
/ɪni/ (US, pin-pen-merger)
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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.
Meanings
(not-comparable) To even the slightest extent; at all.
'That wouldn't surprise me any.' 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 104:
(not-comparable) 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.
I will not remain here any longer.
You don't seem to be any the worse after such a tragic experience.
Is she any less enthused now that it's raining?
I wasn't any too easy in my mind. 1934, Rex Stout, Fer-de-Lance, Bantam, published 1992, →ISBN, page 58:
Is her enthusiasm any less now that it's raining?
If you get any taller, you'll start having to duck through doorways!
(US, not-comparable) To even the slightest extent; at all. ▸ Used to modify a verb, generally a finite verb or a non-finite verb in object position.
Unfortunately, I don't expect the documentation to help any.
That doesn't bother me any.
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nl enig (at all) · eo eĉ iomete (at all) · sk ešte (at all) · sv nåt (at all) · la omnīnō (at all) · fr du tout (at all) · pl jeszcze (at all) · sco ony (at all) · cmn 一点 (at all) · fi yhtään (at all) · eo iom ajn (at all) · nl enkel (at all) · ca gens (at all) · cmn 不再 (at all) · id sama sekali (at all) · es algo (at all) · uk ще (at all) · pt mais (at all) · sv nå (at all) · sco onie (at all) · ru ещё (at all) · it affatto (at all)
/æni/ Ireland, Newfoundland, obsolete and historical elsewhere
/ɪni/ (US, pin-pen-merger)
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.
Meanings
(in the negative or interrogative, with plural or uncountable nouns) One at all; at least one; at least one kind of; some; a positive quantity of.
Do you think there's any point to/in trying to explain?
It won't do you any good.
Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
Do you have any food?
"Give me your pen." — "I don't have any pen."
Near-synonyms: some, all
No man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew xi:27:
Do you have any biscuits?
In the old days, to my commonplace and unobserving mind, he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts,[…], and therefore my lack of detection of his promise may in some degree be pardoned. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
A/an, each or some, no matter its/their identity or nature.
Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field. 2013 July 20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:
I'll drink any whiskey you've got.
[a-z]: A range of characters that matches any character in the specified range. For example, [a-z] matches any lowercase alphabetic character in the range a through z. 2006 February, Chuck White, Developing Killer Web Apps with Dreamweaver MX and C#, Wiley, page 269:
Any person may apply.
Choose any item you want.
Representative democracy is better than any other system.
This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking. In complexion fair, and with blue or gray eyes, he was tall as any Viking, as broad in the shoulder. 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
The character '#' matches any digit 0–9.
Please bring some plates — any plates will do.
Press any key to continue.
(with time designations) An unspecified but imminent (second, minute, day etc.).
be які́сь (at least one (kind)) · apc ايا (no matter what kind) · mt kwalunkwe (at least one (kind)) · ro oricare (no matter what kind) · pl każdy (no matter what kind) · apc ايا (at least one (kind)) · fr quelconque (no matter what kind) · mk било кој (no matter what kind) · et suvaline (at least one (kind)) · ko 어떤 (at least one (kind)) · pt algum (at least one (kind)) · fr n'importe quel (no matter what kind) · arz أي (at least one (kind)) · eo ia (no matter what kind) · mt xi (at least one (kind)) · de jeder mögliche (no matter what kind) · la ūllus (at least one (kind)) · de jeder beliebige (no matter what kind) · el καθένας (at least one (kind)) · bg какъ́в да е (at least one (kind)) · ia ulle (at least one (kind)) · io irga (at least one (kind)) · es cualquier (no matter what kind) · fi mitään (at least one (kind)) · de jeder (no matter what kind) · apc حيلا (at least one (kind)) · gd aon (no matter what kind) · mr कोणतेही (at least one (kind)) · vo seimik (at least one (kind)) · mk никаков (at least one (kind)) · ar أَيّ (at least one (kind)) · hy որևէ (at least one (kind)) · ca algun (at least one (kind)) · de alle (no matter what kind) · ang ǣniġ (no matter what kind) · es cualquiera (no matter what kind) · cmn 任何 (at least one (kind)) · ro orice (no matter what kind) · sw yoyote (no matter what kind) · pl jakikolwiek (no matter what kind) · et iga (at least one (kind)) · uk уся́кий (no matter what kind) · de überhaupt kein (at least one (kind)) · he שׁוּם (at least one (kind)) · az istənilən (no matter what kind) · ru никако́й (at least one (kind)) · bg какъ́вто и да е (at least one (kind)) · pl jakiś (at least one (kind)) · de irgendwelche (at least one (kind)) · ru -нибу́дь (no matter what kind) · cs kterýkoliv (no matter what kind) · ru како́й-нибудь (at least one (kind)) · bg ни́какъв (at least one (kind)) · be не́йкі (at least one (kind)) · be які́сьці (at least one (kind)) · swb ata (at least one (kind)) · bg вся́какъв (at least one (kind)) · bg ма́лко (at least one (kind)) · bg някакъ́в (at least one (kind)) · be любы́ (no matter what kind) · de irgendein (at least one (kind)) · fi kuka tahansa (no matter what kind) · ru ка́ждый (no matter what kind) · sk nejaký (at least one (kind)) · mk некаков (at least one (kind)) · uk яки́йсь (at least one (kind)) · uk ко́жний (no matter what kind) · pt qualquer (no matter what kind) · ga aon (no matter what kind) · de welcher auch immer (no matter what kind) · hi कोई (at least one (kind)) · nds-de all (no matter what kind) · ro nici o (no matter what kind) · wa nimpôrtu ké (no matter what kind) · apc شي (at least one (kind)) · sco ony (at least one (kind)) · he אַף (at least one (kind)) · pt nenhum (at least one (kind)) · mk секој (no matter what kind) · ru любо́й (no matter what kind) · zdj hata (at least one (kind)) · el όποιος (at least one (kind)) · sco onie (no matter what kind) · be які-не́будзь (at least one (kind)) · et keegi (at least one (kind)) · ja 任意 (no matter what kind) · nds-de jeed (no matter what kind) · ur کوئی (at least one (kind)) · io ula (at least one (kind)) · gd sam bith (no matter what kind) · ka რაც არ უნდა იყოს (no matter what kind) · be жа́дны (at least one (kind)) · ar أَيّ (no matter what kind) · de kein (at least one (kind)) · ca qualssevol (no matter what kind) · txb ksa (at least one (kind)) · ru вся́кий (no matter what kind) · es ninguno (at least one (kind)) · nl enig (at least one (kind)) · et ükskõik milline (at least one (kind)) · goh einag (at least one (kind)) · eu edozein (at least one (kind)) · sv någon (at least one (kind)) · cmn 任意 (at least one (kind)) · ka ნებისმიერი (no matter what kind) · de irgendein (no matter what kind) · pl żaden (at least one (kind)) · eo iu (at least one (kind)) · he כלשהו (no matter what kind) · eo iu ajn (no matter what kind) · ang ǣniġ (at least one (kind)) · id kapan pun (no matter what kind) · it qualsiasi (no matter what kind) · ro nici un (no matter what kind) · be уся́кі (no matter what kind) · fi jotakin (at least one (kind)) · fi mikä tahansa (no matter what kind) · wa tolminme ké (no matter what kind) · es alguno (at least one (kind)) · ca qualsevol (no matter what kind) · sco onie (at least one (kind)) · id apa saja (no matter what kind) · be ко́жны (no matter what kind) · apc حيلا (no matter what kind) · de jeglicher (no matter what kind) · id kapan saja (no matter what kind) · et mistahes (at least one (kind)) · hi कोई भी (at least one (kind)) · de irgendwelche (no matter what kind) · pl którykolwiek (no matter what kind) · it qualche (at least one (kind)) · eo iom da (at least one (kind)) · id sembarang (no matter what kind) · uk будь-яки́й (no matter what kind) · sk ktorýkoľvek (no matter what kind) · id apa pun (no matter what kind) · az hər hansı (no matter what kind) · oc qualque (at least one (kind)) · de egal welcher (no matter what kind) · sco ony (no matter what kind) · fi yhtään (at least one (kind)) · sk akýkoľvek (no matter what kind)
/æni/ Ireland, Newfoundland, obsolete and historical elsewhere
/ɪni/ (US, pin-pen-merger)
Etymology
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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.
Meanings
Any thing(s) or person(s).
Any may apply.
I had put a bowl of fruit on the table, but the guests didn’t eat any (of it).
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bg кой да е (Any things or persons) · bg всеки (Any things or persons) · ca algun (Any things or persons) · bg никой (Any things or persons) · bg който и да е (Any things or persons) · nds-de elk (Any things or persons) · eo iu ajn (Any things or persons) · ca qualcun (Any things or persons) · ro oricine (Any things or persons) · pl ktokolwiek (Any things or persons) · ja どれも (Any things or persons) · eo ĉiu (Any things or persons) · ru вся́кий (Any things or persons) · sh svak (Any things or persons) · sk ktokoľvek (Any things or persons) · ro oricare (Any things or persons) · cs kdokoliv (Any things or persons) · fr n'importe qui (Any things or persons) · bg някой (Any things or persons) · ar أَيَّة (Any things or persons) · eo ĉiuj (Any things or persons) · de jeder (Any things or persons) · es ninguno (Any things or persons) · ja どれでも (Any things or persons) · es cualquiera (Any things or persons) · cs cokoliv (Any things or persons) · ru любо́й (Any things or persons) · cmn 誰 /谁 (Any things or persons) · fr tout le monde (Any things or persons) · la ūllus (Any things or persons) · ro orice (Any things or persons) · ar أَيْمَا (Any things or persons) · fr tous (Any things or persons) · ar كُلّ (Any things or persons) · pt qualquer um (Any things or persons) · ka ნებისმიერი (Any things or persons) · nl elk (Any things or persons) · uk будь-хто́ (Any things or persons) · ar أَيّ (Any things or persons) · sh свак (Any things or persons) · sk čokoľvek (Any things or persons) · nds-de jeed (Any things or persons) · es alguno (Any things or persons) · fi mikä tahansa (Any things or persons)