Definition of: every

(ev′rē, ev′ər·ē) adjective
1. Each individual or part, as of an aggregate whole; all taken one by one.
2. All possible; very great: Show him every consideration.
3. Obs. All: with plural noun.
—pron. Law Every one; each. [ME <OE æfre ever + ælc each] Synonyms (adj.): all, any, both, each, either. Any makes no selection and may not reach to the full limits of all; each and every make no exception or omission, and must extend to all; all sweeps in the units as part of a total, each and every proceed through the units to the total. A promise made to all omits none; a promise made to any may not reach all; a promise made to every one is so made that no individual shall fail to be aware of it; a promise made to each is made to the individuals personally, one by one. Each divides, both unites; if a certain sum is given to each of two persons, both (together) receive twice the amount; a man may fire both barrels of a gun by a single movement; if he fires each barrel, he discharges them separately. Either denotes one of two, indefinitely to the exclusion of the other; either is also in good, but somewhat rare, use, in the sense of each or both of two, taken separately and indifferently; as, on either side of the river.