- anything*/*/*/
- [ˈeniˌθɪŋ]pronoun1) used instead of ‘something' in negatives, questions, and conditional sentencesDon't do anything stupid.[/ex]He never does anything to help.[/ex]Do you know anything about cricket?[/ex]If anything happens, call me.[/ex]Do you want anything else to eat?[/ex]2) used when something is true for every thing in a group, or for every possible thingYou can buy anything you want on the Internet.[/ex]She would do anything for her children.[/ex]Pigs will eat almost anything.[/ex]Get me a sandwich – anything but cheese (= anything except cheese).[/ex]•anything like — used in questions or negatives to mean 'at all similar to'[/ex]Is Tom anything like his brother?[/ex]...or anything — spoken used for referring to a group of similar things without being specific[/ex]I wasn't in any pain or anything.[/ex]
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.