01 n. Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; as, I would not do it for anything.
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Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; as, I would not do it for anything.“Did you ever know of anything so unlucky?” — A. Trollope.“They do not know that anything is amiss with them.” — W. G. Sumner.
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Expressing an indefinite comparison; -- with as or like.[Colloq. or Lowx]“I fear your girl will grow as proud as anything.” — Richardson.
Phrases & compounds
Anything but —
not at all or in any respect.
Anything like —
in any respect; at all; as, I can not give anything like a fair sketch of his trials.