any

an·y  (n)

adj.

1. One, some, every, or all without specification: Take any book you want. Are there any messages for me? Any child would love that. Give me any food you don't want.

2. Exceeding normal limits, as in size or duration: The patient cannot endure chemotherapy for any length of time.

pron. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

Any one or more persons, things, or quantities.

adv.

To any degree or extent; at all: didn't feel any better.

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[Middle English ani, from Old English nig; see oi-no- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: When used as a pronoun, any can take either a singular or plural verb, depending on how it is construed: Any of these books is suitable (that is, any one). But are any (that is, some) of them available? · The construction of any is often used in informal contexts to mean "of all," as in He is the best known of any living playwright. In an earlier survey this example was unacceptable in writing to 67 percent of the Usage Panel. · Any is also used to mean "at all" before a comparative adjective or adverb in questions and negative sentences: Is she any better? Is he doing any better? He is not any friendlier than before. This usage is entirely acceptable. The related use of any to modify a verb is considered informal. In writing, one should avoid sentences like It didn't hurt any or If the child cries any, give her the bottle. See Usage Notes at every, they.

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any

determiner

1. one, some, or several, no matter how much or what kind: the jar opener fits over the top of any bottle or jar, have you left me any?

2. even the smallest amount or even one: we can't answer any questions, don't give her any

3. whatever or whichever: police may board any bus or train

4. an indefinite or unlimited amount or number: he would sign cheques for any amount of money

Adverb

to even the smallest extent: the outcome wouldn't have been any different [Old English ǣnig]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	any - one or some or every or all without specification; "give me any peaches you don't want"; "not any milk is left"; "any child would know that"; "pick any card"; "any day now"; "cars can be rented at almost any airport"; "at twilight or any other time"; "beyond any doubt"; "need any help we can get"; "give me whatever peaches you don't want"; "no milk whatsoever is left" whatever, whatsoever some - quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity; "have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming"; "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some paper"
Adv.	1.	any - to any degree or extent; "it isn't any better"

Translations

any [ˈɛnɪ] adj 1. (in questions etc) → algún/alguna;

have you any butter/children? → ¿tienes mantequilla/hijos?;

if there are any tickets left → si quedan billetes, si queda algún billete

2. (with negative): I haven't any money/books → no tengo dinero/libros

3. (= no matter which) → cualquier;

any excuse will do → valdrá or servirá cualquier excusa;

choose any book you like → escoge el libro que quieras;

any teacher you ask will tell you → cualquier profesor al que preguntes te lo dirá

4. (in phrases): in any case → de todas formas, en cualquier caso;

any day now → cualquier día (de estos);

at any moment → en cualquier momento, de un momento a otro;

at any rate → en todo caso;

any time: come (at) any time → ven cuando quieras;

he might come (at) any time → podría llegar de un momento a otro pron

1. (in questions etc): have you got any? → ¿tienes alguno/a?;

can any of you sing? → ¿sabe cantar alguno de vosotros/ustedes?

2. (with negative): I haven't any (of them) → no tengo ninguno

3. (= no matter which one(s)): take any of those books (you like) → toma el libro que quieras de ésos adv

1. (in questions etc): do you want any more soup/sandwiches? → ¿quieres más sopa/bocadillos?;

are you feeling any better? → ¿te sientes algo mejor?

2. (with negative): I can't hear him any more → ya no le oigo;

don't wait any longer → no esperes más

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any [ˈenɪ] adj 1. (in questions etc) (singular) → du, de l', de la: (plural) → des;

do you have any butter/children/ink? → avez-vous du beurre/des enfants/de l'encre?

2. (with negative) → de, d';

I don't have any money/books → je n'ai pas d'argent/de livres;

without any difficulty → sans la moindre difficulté

3. (= no matter which) → n'importe quel(le) (= each and every); tout(e) → chaque;

choose any book you like → vous pouvez choisir n'importe quel livre;

any teacher you ask will tell you → n'importe quel professeur vous le dira

4. (in phrases);

in any case → de toute façon;

any day now → d'un jour à l'autre;

at any moment → à tout moment, d'un instant à l'autre;

at any rate → en tout cas;

any time → n'importe quand;

he might come (at) any time → il pourrait venir n'importe quand;

come (at) any time → venez quand vous voulez pron

1. (in questions etc) → en;

have you got any? → est-ce que vous en avez?;

can any of you sing? → est-ce que parmi vous il y en a qui savent chanter?

2. (with negative) → en;

I don't have any (of them) → je n'en ai pas, je n'en ai aucun

3. (= no matter which one(s)) → n'importe lequel (or laquelle) (= anybody); n'importe qui;

take any of those books (you like) → vous pouvez prendre n'importe lequel de ces livres adv

1. (in questions etc);

do you want any more soup/sandwiches? → voulez-vous encore de la soupe/des sandwichs?;

are you feeling any better? → est-ce que vous vous sentez mieux?

2. (with negative);

I can't hear him any more → je ne l'entends plus;

don't wait any longer → n'attendez pas plus longtemps

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any [ˈɛnɪ] adj 1. (in questions etc);

have you any butter/children? → haben Sie Butter/Kinder?;

if there are any tickets left → falls noch Karten da sind

2. (with negative) → kein(e);

I haven't any money/books → ich habe kein Geld/keine Bücher

3. (= no matter which) → irgendein(e);

choose any book you like → nehmen Sie irgendein Buch or ein beliebiges Buch

4. (in phrases);

in any case → in jedem Fall;

any day now → jeden Tag;

at any moment → jeden Moment;

at any rate → auf jeden Fall;

any time (= at any moment) → jeden Moment (= whenever); jederzeit pron

1. (in questions etc);

have you got any? → haben Sie welche?;

can any of you sing? → kann (irgend)einer von euch singen?

2. (with negative);

I haven't any (of them) → ich habe keine (davon)

3. (= no matter which one(s)) → egal welche;

take any of those books (you like) → nehmen Sie irgendwelche von diesen Büchern adv

1. (in questions etc);

do you want any more soup/sandwiches? → möchtest du noch Suppe/Butterbrote?;

are you feeling any better? → geht es Ihnen etwas besser?

2. (with negative);

I can't hear him any more → ich kann ihn nicht mehr hören;

don't wait any longer → warte nicht noch länger

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any [ˈɛnɪ] adj 1. (in questions etc): have you any butter? → hai del burro?, hai un po' di burro?;

have you any children? → hai bambini?;

if there are any tickets left → se ci sono ancora (dei) biglietti, se c'è ancora qualche biglietto

2. (with negative): I haven't any money/books → non ho soldi/libri;

without any difficulty → senza nessuna or alcuna difficoltà

3. (= no matter which) → qualsiasi, qualunque;

choose any book you like → scegli un libro qualsiasi

4. (in phrases): in any case → in ogni caso;

any day now → da un giorno all'altro;

at any moment → in qualsiasi momento, da un momento all'altro;

at any rate → ad ogni modo pron

1. (in questions, with negative): have you got any? → ne hai?;

can any of you sing? → qualcuno di voi sa cantare?;

I haven't any (of them) → non ne ho

2. (no matter which one(s)): take any of those books (you like) → prendi uno qualsiasi di quei libri adv

1. (in questions etc): do you want any more soup/sandwiches? → vuoi ancora un po' di minestra/degli altri panini?;

are you feeling any better? → ti senti meglio?

2. (with negative): I can't hear him any more → non lo sento più;

don't wait any longer → non aspettare più

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any

pronou / adj any [ˈeni]

1 one, some, no matter which Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'. enige أي някой, който и да е jakýkoli hvad/hvilken/nogen som helst irgendeiner/irgendeine/irgendeines οποιοσδήποτε, οτιδήποτε cualquier mis tahes, ükskõik milline هر؛ هرکدام mikä tahansa n'importe quel כָּלשֶהוּ कोई bilo koji akármi, bármi mana saja, apa saja, sembarang hver sem er qualsiasi, qualunque どれでも 어느 bet kuris jebkurš apa-apa om het even welk hva/hvilken/noen som helst jakikolwiek qualquer nici un/o; vreun, vreo любой akýkoľvek katerikoli bilo koji vilken (vilket, vilka) som helst หนึ่ง; บ้าง; ใด ๆ herhangi biri, hangisi olursa 無論哪一個，任何(的) який-небудь, будь-який کوئی bất cứ 任一的

2 (in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left. enige أي никъде, никакъв žádný, nějaký nogen irgendwelcher/irgendwelche/irgendwelches κανένας, καθόλου algún; ningún ükski, mõni, mingi هیچ؛ یک mikään, missään, yhtään aucun, une; quelque... כָּלשֶהוּ, אֵיזֶשֶהוּ थोड़ा neki semmi(féle), valami satu pun, sedikitpun neinn qualche; nessuno いくらか ?부정문·의문문에서? 조금도, 아무 것도 koks nors, joks kāds mana-mana een enkel, wat noen żaden, jakiś, trochę algum вообще, вовсе; какой-нибудь žiadny, nejaký noben; kakšen, kaj ikakav någon, något, några ใด ๆ; บ้าง herhangi(bir), hiç (多用于疑問句﹑否定句)一些 жодний, ніякий کسی dùng để chỉ một số lượng không xác định 一些

adj

every Any schoolboy could tell you the answer. enige أي واحِد، كُل واحِد всеки každý, kterýkoli enhver/en hvilken som helst jeder/jede/jedes οποιοσδήποτε, κάθε cualquier iga هر jokainen n'importe quel כָּל कोई भी bilo koji bármely(ik) siapa saja allir, hver, hvaða (sem er) qualsiasi どれでも 누구든지 bet kuris, kiekvienas ikviens; jebkurš mana-mana ieder enhver, alle, hvilken som helst każdy qualquer orice всякий, любой každý katerikoli, vsak svaki varenda ทุก ๆ her, herhagi bir 每一個 всякий, будь-який کوئی mọi 每一个

adv

at all; (even) by a small amount Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any. enigsins أبداً изобщо vůbec, o nic; (o) trochu noget (som helst) irgendwie καθόλου en absoluto, para nada; algo pisutki, mitte sugugi اصلاً yhtään du tout בִּכְלָל थोड़ा भी išta egyáltalán, semmivel, valamivel sedikit pun nokkuð un po'; per niente 少しは 얼마간, 조금도 bent kiek kaut cik langsung enigermate det grann w ogóle um pouco deloc сколько-нибудь; ничуть o trochu; o nič sploh kaj; sploh nič imalo, nimalo alls, ett dugg บ้าง hiç, hiç mi hiç 任何程度，絲毫 анітрохи, скільки-небудь کسی طرح سے một chút nào 任何程度，丝毫

pron anybody, ˈanyone

1 (in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person Is anybody there? enige iemand, enigiemand أي شَخْص، شَخْص ما някой někdo nogen irgendjemand οποιοσδήποτε alguien keegi کسی kukaan, ketään quelqu'un מִישֶהוּ कोई itko valaki seseorang nokkur qualcuno; nessuno 誰か 누군가 kas nors kāds sesiapa iemand noen ktokolwiek, ktoś alguém cineva кто-нибудь; никто niekto kdo neko någon ใคร ๆ birisi, herhangi biri (多用于疑問句﹑否定句)某個人 хто-небудь, хтось کوئی ai đó 任何人

2 any person, no matter which Get someone to help – anyone will do. enige iemand, enigiemand أي شَخْص някой, който и да е kdokoli hvem som helst irgendjemand οποιοσδήποτε cualquiera ükskõik kes هر کس kuka tahansa n'importe qui מִישֶהוּ किसी svatko bárki siapa saja hver sem er qualsiasi persona 誰でも 누구든지 bet kas kurš katrs sesiapa om het even wie hvem som helst, enhver ktoś qualquer um oricine кто бы то ни был ktokoľvek vsakdo, kdorkoli bilo ko vem som helst ใครก็ได้ birisi, herhangi biri 任何人 будь-хто, хтось کوئی شخص bất cứ ai 任何人

3 everyone Anyone could tell you the answer to that. almal كُل شَخْص всеки kdokoli enhver; hvem som helst jeder/jede ο καθένας, οποιοσδήποτε cualquiera igaüks هر کس kuka tahansa n'importe qui כּוּלַם कोई भी bilo tko akárki setiap orang hver sem er qualsiasi persona 誰でも 누구나 bet kas ikviens setiap orang iedereen hvem som helst, enhver każdy qualquer um oricine всякий, любой ktokoľvek kdorkoli svako vem som helst, alla ใคร ๆ herkes, herhangi bir kişi 每一個人 всякий, будь-який ہر کوئی bất cứ ai 每一个人

adv anyhow

1 anyway Anyhow, even if the problem does arise, it won't affect us. ewenwel, in elk geval بِأي حال، بِأي شَكْل във всеки случай v každém případě uanset; alligevel; i hvert fald trotzdem έτσι κι αλλιώς en cualquier caso, de todas formas, con todo igatahes به هر جهت joka tapauksessa de toute façon בְּכָל אוֹפֶן किसी प्रकार से bilo kako bilo akárhogy bagaimanapun hvernig svo sem comunque, in/ad ogni modo ともかく 어쨌든 kad ir kaip būtų tik un tā walaubagaimanapun dan ook hoe uansett, likevel, i hvert fall tak czy owak, w każdym razie de qualquer maneira ori­cum в любом случае v každom prípade sicer pa u svakom slučaju i alla (varje) fall, ändå ไม่ว่ากรณีใดก็ตาม yine de, genelde, zaten 無論怎樣 в усякому разі, що б там не було بہر حال dù thế nào chăng nữa 无论怎样

2 in a careless, untidy way Books piled anyhow on shelves. op enige manier, onnet كَيْفَما إتُّفِق без ред nedbale, nepořádně tilfældig; hulter til bulter irgendwie όπως να 'ναι de cualquier manera kuidagiviisi با بی دقتی miten sattuu n'importe comment אֵיך שֶׁלא יִהְיֶה किसी तरह nemaran rendetlenül tidak rapi hirðuleysislega in modo qualsiasi ぞんざいに 아무렇게나 bet kaip, kaip pakliūva kaut kā; pavirši tidak kemas door elkaar tilfeldig, hulter til bulter w nieładzie de qualquer maneira oricum кое-как hocijako vsevprek kojekako lite hur som helst อย่างไม่ระมัดระวัง dikkatsizce, rastgele 雜亂無章 як-небудь, абияк بے ترتیب lộn xộn 杂乱无章

pron anything

1 (in questions, and negative sentences etc) some thing Can you see anything?; I can't see anything. enige iets أي شَيء нещо něco; nic noget (som helst) irgendetwas τίποτε algo; nada midagi چیزی mitään quelque chose; rien שוּם דָבַר, כְּלוּם कोई चीज išta valami sesuatu eitthvað; ekkert; neitt qualcosa; niente 何か 무언가 kas nors kaut kas apa-apa iets noe (som helst) cokolwiek, coś alguma coisa ceva; nimic что-нибудь; ничего niečo; nič kaj; nič išta (ništa) något สิ่งต่าง ๆ bir şey, herhangi bir şey (多用于疑問句﹑否定句) 某物 що-небудь, щось کوئی چیز ، کچھ cái nào 什么事（物）

2 a thing of any kind You can buy anything you like; What would you like for your birthday?' `Anything will do.' enige iets أي شَيء нещо, каквото и да е cokoli hvad som helst irgendetwas οτιδήποτε lo que, cualquier cosa ükskõik mis هر چیزی mikä tahansa tout ce que, n'importe quoi כָּל דָבַר कुछ भी bilo što bármi apa saja hvað sem er qualsiasi cosa 何でも 무엇이든지 bet kas viss; jebkas apa-apa om het even wat hva som helst cokolwiek qualquer coisa orice всё (что угодно) hocičo vse, kar; vse, karkoli bilo šta vad som helst สิ่งใด ๆ her şey, ne olursa olsun 任何事(物) будь-що کوئی چیز bất cứ cái gì 任何事（物）

adv anyway

nevertheless; in spite of what has been or might be said, done etc My mother says I mustn't go but I'm going anyway; Anyway, she can't stop you. ewenwel بِأي حال، مَع ذلك въпреки всичко stejně, beztak alligevel; uanset jedenfalls παρόλα αυτά, έτσι κι αλλιώς de todas formas, en cualquier caso niikuinii هرجا joka tapauksessa quand même, de toute façon בְּכָל אוֹפֶן कैसे भी bilo kako bilo mindenesetre tetap saja, bagaimanapun juga, namun demikian hvort eð er comunque; in ogni modo とにかく 어쨌든 vis tiek, kad ir kaip būtų vienalga kā; tā vai citādi walaubagaimanapun dan ook hoe likevel, uansett tak czy owak de qualquer modo totuşi, oricum как бы то ни было, так или иначе v každom prípade vseeno; sicer pa ipak i alla (varje) fall, ändå อย่างไรก็ตาม yine de 無論如何 в усякому разі, що б там не було کسی طرح سے dù sao đi nữa 无论如何

adv anywhere

in any place at all Have you seen my gloves anywhere?; I can't find them anywhere; Where will I put these?' `Anywhere will do.' enige plek فَي أي مَكان някъде někde; nikde; kdekoli noget sted; hvor som helst irgendwo πουθενά, οπουδήποτε en alguna parte; en ninguna parte; en cualquier parte kuskil, ükskõik kus هرجایی؛ جایی missään, missä tahansa quelque part; nulle part; n'importe oû בְּאֵיזֶשֶהוּ מָקוֹם कहीं भी igdje valahol, sehol, bárhol di mana saja nokkurs staðar; hvar sem er da qualche parte; da nessuna parte; da qualsiasi parte どこでも, どこかで 어디엔가, 아무데도 kur nors kaut kur; jebkur di mana-mana ergens, om het even waar noensteds; hvor som helst gdziekolwiek, gdzieś em qualquer parte (pe) undeva; nicăieri; oriunde где-нибудь; нигде niekde, nikde, kdekoľvek kje; nikjer; povsod, kjerkoli igde (nigde, bilo gde) någonstans, var som helst ไม่ว่าที่ใด herhangi bir yer(d)e 無論哪裡 де-небудь, десь کسی جگہ một chỗ nào đó 无论哪里

at any rate

at least It's a pity it has started to rain, but at any rate we can still enjoy ourselves at the cinema; The Queen is coming to see us – at any rate, that's what John says. wel عَلى كُل حال، مَهْما يَكُن مِن أمْر при всеки случай v každém případě; aspoň i alle fald; i hvert fald jedenfalls τουλάχιστον al menos vähemalt حداقل؛ دست کم ainakin au/du moins בְּכָל מִקְרֶה किसी भी कीमत पर bilo kako bilo legalábbis paling sedikit að minnsta kosti almeno とにかく 아무튼, 적어도 bent jau katrā ziņā; vismaz sekurang-kurangnya tenminste i alle fall, i hvert fall przynajmniej pelo menos cel puţin во всяком случае v každom prípade vsaj u svakom slučaju i alla fall (händelser), åtminstone ไม่ว่าอย่างไรก็ตาม hiç olmazsa, en azından 至少，不管怎樣 у всякому разі; принаймні کسی طرح سے dù sao đi nữa 至少，不管怎样

in any case

nevertheless I don't believe the story but I'll check it in any case. in elk geval عَلى كُل حال، مَهْما يَكُن مِن أمْر въпреки това pro každý případ i hvert fald; alligevel auf jeden Fall έτσι κι αλλιώς en cualquier caso, en todo caso igal juhul در هر صورت؛ به هر حال joka tapauksessa en tout cas, quand même בְּכָל מִקְרֶה, בְּכָל אוֹפֶן जो भी हो za svaki slučaj mindenesetre walaupun demikian samt, þrátt fyrir allt comunque いずれにしても 그렇다면 bet kuriuo atveju jebkurā gadījumā bagaimanapun toch i hvert fall, likevel i tak de qualquer maneira în orice caz, totuşi в любом случае v každom prípade vsekakor, vseeno ipak i alla fall, icke desto mindre ไม่ว่าจะเกิดอะไรก็ตาม yine de, bununla beraber 無論如何 у всякому разі ہر صورت میں bất luận thế nào 无论如何