everything
/ˈevriθɪŋ/pronoun
उच्चारण एव्रिथिंग
सब कुछ
Basic word
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
everything + singular verb
Everything is used as a singular pronoun, even when it means a lot of things.
Everything का प्रयोग singular pronoun के रूप में होता है, चाहे इसका अर्थ बहुत सी चीज़ें हो।
- Everything is ready for the exam.
- Everything was destroyed in the flood.
everything + relative clause
Use 'that' (not 'what') after 'everything': 'everything that I know'.
'Everything' के बाद 'that' आता है, 'what' नहीं: 'everything that I know'।
- I have told you everything that I know.
- Everything you need is in this bag.
everything + adjective / else
An adjective comes after: everything good. 'Else' adds the rest: everything else.
Adjective बाद में आता है: everything good। 'Else' बाकी चीज़ों के लिए: everything else।
- She wants everything perfect.
- Pack your clothes; I will arrange everything else.
everything (the most important thing)
In the sense 'the most important thing' it is followed by 'to': 'Her family means everything to her'.
'सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण वस्तु' के अर्थ में इसके साथ 'to' आता है: 'Her family means everything to her'।
- Health is everything to an athlete.
- Money isn't everything.
everything is fine / going well (the situation)
Means 'the general situation'. Common in greetings.
इसका अर्थ 'सामान्य स्थिति' है। अभिवादनों में आम।
- How is everything at home?
+Collocations 5
verb + everything
knowforgetlosehearplansacrifice
- She sacrificed everything for her children's education.
everything + adjective
everything goodeverything wrongeverything possibleeverything neweverything ready
- The doctor did everything possible to save him.
everything + preposition
everything abouteverything fromeverything ineverything on
- This guide covers everything from nouns to tenses.
phrases
everything elseall and everythingeverything under the suneverything is fine
- The shop sells everything under the sun.
mean everything to
mean everything tobe everything tomatter more than everything
- Cricket means everything to my brother.
“More examples 5
- Radhika has done everything she could to prepare for the interview.
राधिका ने साक्षात्कार की तैयारी के लिए हर संभव प्रयास किया है।
- Everything seems easy when you understand the basics.
जब आप बुनियादी बातें समझ लेते हैं तो सब कुछ आसान लगता है।
- The library has everything a student needs for self-study.
पुस्तकालय में आत्म-अध्ययन के लिए विद्यार्थी को आवश्यक सब कुछ है।
- After the storm, everything in the garden was covered with mud.
तूफ़ान के बाद बगीचे में सब कुछ कीचड़ से ढका था।
- Everything depends on your hard work and discipline.
सब कुछ आपकी मेहनत और अनुशासन पर निर्भर करता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Everything are ready.
✓ Everything is ready.
'Everything' takes a singular verb.
'Everything' के साथ singular verb आती है।
✗ I told him everything what I knew.
✓ I told him everything that I knew.
After 'everything', use 'that', not 'what'.
'Everything' के बाद 'that' आता है, 'what' नहीं।
§Grammar and usage
Everything takes a singular verb ('Everything is fine'); everything that (not 'everything which' in careful English: 'Everything that glitters is not gold').
Everything singular verb लेता है ('Everything is fine'); everything that (सावधान English में 'everything which' नहीं: 'Everything that glitters is not gold')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
And everything (informal, and so on), mean everything to sb (be very important to somebody), have everything going for you (have all the advantages needed for success).
Idioms: and everything (अनौपचारिक, इत्यादि), mean everything to sb (किसी के लिए बहुत महत्वपूर्ण होना, सब कुछ होना), have everything going for you (सफलता के लिए सभी लाभ होना)।