anything

[A·ny*thing]

In any measure; anywise; at all.

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Concern or solicitude respecting some thing ovent, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness.

Noun
a thing of any kind; "do you have anything to declare?"


n.
Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; as, I would not do it for anything.

n.
Expressing an indefinite comparison; -- with as or like.

adv.
In any measure; anywise; at all.


Anything

Anx*i"e*ty , n.; pl. Anxieties . [L. anxietas, fr. anxius: cf. F. anxi'82t'82. See Anxious.]67 1. Concern or solicitude respecting some thing ovent, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness.> A"ny*thing , n. 1. Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; as, I would not do it for anything.
Did you ever know of anything so unlucky?
They do not know that anything is amiss with them.
2. Expressing an indefinite comparison; -- with as or like. [Colloq. or Lowx]
I fear your girl will grow as proud as anything.
&hand; Any thing, written as two words, is now commonly used in contradistinction to any person or anybody. Formerly it was also separated when used in the wider sense. "Necessity drove them to undertake any thing and venture any thing." De Foe. Anything but, not at all or in any respect. "The battle was a rare one, and the victory anything but secure." Hawthorne. -- Anything like, in any respect; at all; as, I can not give anything like a fair sketch of his trials.

Anything

Anx*i"e*ty , n.; pl. Anxieties . [L. anxietas, fr. anxius: cf. F. anxi'82t'82. See Anxious.]67 1. Concern or solicitude respecting some thing ovent, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness.> A"ny*thing, adv. In any measure; anywise; at all.
Mine old good will and hearty affection towards you is not . . . anything at all quailed.

Concern or solicitude respecting some thing ovent, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness.

Concern or solicitude respecting some thing ovent, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness.

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Usage Examples

A lot of people fear death because they think that so overwhelming an experience has to be painful, but I've seen quite a few deaths, and, with one exception, I've never known anyone to undergo anything like agony. That's amazing when you think about it. I mean, how complicated the mechanism is that's being taken apart.

A Nicklaus Design golf course is done by the guys in my company that I work with, that have been trained in my vision, and they do what they think I might do. They might come in the office and ask me questions and I'd certainly answer their questions, but I'm not involved in the site visits or anything else.

A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.

A few years ago you couldn't go from TV to film. It was like a 'no no' but I believe when you find a plan and purpose that God has for your life, there's not anything man can do to you. Especially when your faith is not really standing in the wisdom of man, you're really standing in the wisdom of God.

A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.

A nation that does not stand for its children does not stand for anything and will not stand tall in the future.

A man is truly free, even here in this embodied state, if he knows that God is the true agent and he by himself is powerless to do anything.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

A lot of what I've been learning in the last two years is due to therapy - about my sexuality, why things go wrong, why relationships haven't worked. It isn't anything to do with anybody else it's to do with me.

A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language.

A pet store is a celebration of dogs' existence and an explosion of options. About cats, a pet store seems to say, 'Here, we couldn't think of anything else.' Cats are the Hanukkah of the animal world in this way. They are feted quietly and happily by a minority, but there's only so much hoopla applicable to them.

A poet's autobiography is his poetry. Anything else is just a footnote.

A politician will do anything to keep his job - even become a patriot.

'Harry Potter' gave me back self respect. Harry gave me a job to do that I loved more than anything else.

A fact never went into partnership with a miracle. Truth scorns the assistance of wonders. A fact will fit every other fact in the universe, and that is how you can tell whether it is or is not a fact. A lie will not fit anything except another lie.

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