Any

/ˈɛni/ determiner

Definition

Any is used to talk about one, some, or all of a group, especially when it doesn’t matter which one.

Etymology

From Old English "ænig" meaning "one of many" or "of some kind," related to "one." Over time it broadened from "one of" to "no matter which".

Kelly Says

"Any" is sneaky: it can mean "at least one" (Do you have any questions?) or "none at all" (I don’t have any). We decode the meaning almost entirely from context, without even noticing the ambiguity.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማንኛውም
ARالعربية
أي
BNবাংলা
যেকোনো
CSČeština
jakýkoliv
DADansk
enhver
DEDeutsch
jeder
ELΕλληνικά
οποιοσδήποτε
ESEspañol
cualquier
FAفارسی
هر
FISuomi
mikä tahansa
FRFrançais
n'importe quel
GUGU
કોઈ
HAHA
kowane
HEעברית
כל
HIहिन्दी
कोई
HUMagyar
bármely
IDBahasa Indonesia
apa saja
IGIG
ọ bụla
ITItaliano
qualsiasi
JA日本語
どんな
KKKK
кез келген
KMKM
ណាមួយ
KO한국어
어떤
MRMR
कोणतेही
MSBahasa Melayu
mana-mana
MYမြန်မာ
မည်သည့်
NLNederlands
elke
NONorsk
enhver
PAPA
ਕੋਈ
PLPolski
jakikolwiek
PTPortuguês
qualquer
RORomână
orice
RUРусский
любой
SVSvenska
vilken som helst
SWKiswahili
yoyote
TAதமிழ்
எதுவும்
TEతెలుగు
ఏదైనా
THไทย
ใดๆ
TLTL
anuman
TRTürkçe
herhangi
UKУкраїнська
будь-який
URاردو
کوئی
VITiếng Việt
bất kỳ
YOYO
eyikeyi
ZH中文
任何
ZUZU
noma yikuphi

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