every

every
every [ev′rē]
adj.
[ME everiche < OE æfre ælc, lit., ever each]
1. each, individually and separately; each, and including all [every man among you]
2. the fullest possible; all that there could be [given every chance to do the job]
3. each group or interval (a specified number or time) [take a pill every three hours]
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every now and then
from time to time; occasionally: also Informal every so often
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every other
each alternate, as the first, third, fifth, etc.
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☆ every which way Informal
1. in every direction
2. in complete disorder

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