Examples

14166 sentences

  1. Would you like to drink anything?

    Ви хочете щось випити? — Ahha

    ruВы бы хотели чего-нибудь выпить? — GranD

    deWillst du etwas zum Trinken? — MUIRIEL

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  2. Tom never seems to finish anything.

    Здається, що Том ніколи нічого не закінчує. — deniko

    deTom scheint nie irgendwas zu Ende zu bringen. — Zaghawa

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  3. I don't want to eat anything.

    Я не хочу нічого їсти. — deniko

    ruЯ ничего не хочу есть. — sharptoothed

    deIch möchte nichts essen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable)In any way, any extent or any degree.

    That isn't anything like a car.

    She's not anything like as strong as me.

Origin

From Middle English anything, enything, onything, onythynge, from Old English ǣniġe þinga,

From Middle English anything, enything, onything, onythynge, from Old English ǣniġe þinga, ǣnġi þinga (literally “by any of things”), from ǣniġe, instrumental form of ǣniġ (“any”) + þinga, genitive plural of þing (“thing”).

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Collocations

12 patterns
  • know anything about
  • anything else
  • say anything
  • is there anything
  • don't know anything
  • have anything to
  • eat anything
  • didn't say anything
  • didn't have anything
  • say anything about
  • anything about that
  • there anything else

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
anyhowB1anyoneA1anyplaceanytimeanywayA2

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