any

determiner, pronoun (NOT IMPORTANT WHICH)

/ˈen.i/

Definition

A1 one of or each of a particular type of person or thing when it is not important which: Any food would be better than nothing at all. "Which of these cakes may I eat?" "Any." The offer was that you could have any three items of clothing you liked for £30.informal On Sundays I just wear any old thing (= anything) that I happen to find lying around. Any of you should be able to answer this question. Any idiot with a basic knowledge of French should be able to book a hotel room in Paris. Any advice (= whatever advice) that you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Any minute/day/time now (= very soon) there's going to be a massive quarrel between those two. There were a lot of computers at the exhibition, any (one) of which would have suited me perfectly.Both, all, each and every

(Definition of any determinerpronoun (NOT IMPORTANT WHICH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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