Every

Definition

every /'evri/ indef det ၁။ (က) (used with singular countable ns to refer to individual people or things belonging to groups of three or more) အားလံုး။ တိုင္း။ Every child in the class passed the examination. ❍ I've got every record she has ever made. ❍ I could hear every word they said. ❍ He examined every item in the set carefully. (ခ) (used with singular countable ns to emphasize the importance of each separate unit) … တိုင္း။ … တိုင္း။ He enjoyed every minute of his stay. ❍ I had to work for every single penny I earned. ❍ They were watching her every movement. ❍ Every time he phones I always seem to be in the shower. ❍ EACH ၂။ (used with abstract ns ) ျဖစ္ႏိုင္ဖြယ္ရိွသမွ်။ He tried every conceivable combination of numbers. ❍ We have every reason to think he may still be alive. ❍ You were given every opportunity to object at the time. ❍ I wish you every success. ၃။ (used to indicate that sth happens or is done at specified intervals) … လွ်င္တစ္ႀကိမ္။ The buses go every 10 minutes. ❍ Prune the hedge every six or eight weeks. ❏ every other [ IDM ] ၁။ အျခားလူအားလံုး။ အျခား အရာအားလံုး။ Every other girl except me is wearing jeans. ၂။ …ျခားတစ္ခါ။ …ျခား။ They visit us every other week.

Examples

1. Every bedroom has its own private bathroom.
2. She wrote to every member of the committee.
3. I can remember every detail of our conversation.
4. [every single] : This is a decision that affects every single one of us.
5. [every inch/moment/word] : A wonderful experience! I enjoyed every moment of it.
6. [every day/every two hours/every few miles etc] : You should take one tablet every four hours.
7. There are army checkpoints every few miles along the road.
8. [every other day/week/month etc] : I have to work every other weekend.
9. The committee meets every other month.
10. [every now and again/every now and then/every so often/every once in a while] : Every so often he would stop work and look towards the gate.
11. Every now and then (=not too frequently) an event occurs that changes public attitudes.
12. Almost one in every five computers was found to be faulty.
13. [every reason/sign/intention etc] : The team has every reason to feel proud after last night’s stunning performance.
14. The economy shows every sign of making a strong recovery.
15. We wish you both every happiness in your future life together.