English · Word Candidate

anything

/ˈɛn.ɪ.θɪŋ/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: anythings · anythinging · anythinged

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatsoever; a thing of any kind; something or other.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Bất kỳ đối tượng, hành động, trạng thái, sự kiện hoặc事 thực nào

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Pronoun

Examples

I would not do it for anything.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Expressing an indefinite comparison.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đưa ra một so sánh không xác định

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Pronoun

Examples

Perhaps it was this atmosphere of misplacedness and loneliness as much as anything which led her to speak to him one evening in early summer when the office had closed.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Someone or something of importance.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Ai hoặc cái gì đó quan trọng

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Examples

How long does it take to turn you actors into good anythings?

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Used as a placeholder verb for any verb out of a set of related verbs.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Được sử dụng như một động từ thay thế cho bất kỳ động từ nào

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

VerbRegister: colloquial

Examples

He wasn't cooking, he wasn't sweeping, he wasn't anythinging!

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “anything” mean?

Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatsoever; a thing of any kind; something or other.

Is “anything” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.