Meaning

3 senses
  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?

    irgendein, irgendwelche, kein

    како́й-нибудьkakój-nibudʹ, никако́йnikakój

    яки́йсьjakýjsʹ

  2. A/an, each or some, no matter its/their identity or nature.

    Choose any item you want.

    Any person may apply.

    irgendein, jeder, jeglicher

    любо́йljubój, -нибу́дь-nibúdʹ, вся́кийvsjákij

    будь-яки́йbudʹ-jakýj, ко́жнийkóžnyj, уся́кийusjákyj

  3. An unspecified but imminent (second, minute, day etc.).

    They'll be arriving any day.

    I expect the phone to ring at any moment.

Examples

16730 sentences
  1. Do you have any light beer?

    У Вас є світле пиво?

    ruУ Вас есть светлое пиво?

    deHaben Sie helles Bier?

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  2. I don't believe him any longer.

    Я більше не вірю йому.

    ruЯ больше ему не верю.

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  3. Do you have any cheaper seats?

    Чи є місця подешевше?

    ruУ вас есть места подешевле?

    deHaben Sie billigere Plätze?

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  4. I don't like any of them.

    Жоден з них мені не подобається.

    ruМне никто из них не нравится.

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  5. Feel free to ask any questions.

    Не вагайтеся ставити питання.

    ruНе стесняйтесь задавать любые вопросы.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
at least one (kind):
no matter what kind:
Русский
By meaning 2
at least one (kind):
no matter what kind:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
at least one (kind):
no matter what kind:

Origin

From Middle English any, eny, ony, ani, aniȝ, eniȝ, æniȝ, from Old English ǣniġ (“any”), f

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.

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