Added 10 October 2026

any

/ɛni/ symbol

In Latin: omnīnō Wiktionary

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To even the slightest extent; at all. Used before different, before comparatives with more and less, and idiomatically before other comparatives, generally in interrogative, hypothetical, or negative contexts.
If you get any taller, you'll start having to duck through doorways!
Used before different, before comparatives with more and less, and idiomatically before other comparatives, generally in interrogative, hypothetical, or negative contexts.
If you get any taller, you'll start having to duck through doorways!
Used to modify a verb, generally a finite verb or a non-finite verb in object position.
That doesn't bother me any.

One at all; at least one; at least one kind of; some; a positive quantity of.
Do you have any biscuits?
A/an, each or some, no matter its/their identity or nature.
Choose any item you want.
An unspecified but imminent (second, minute, day etc.).
They'll be arriving any day.

From Middle English any, eny, ony, ani, aniȝ, eniȝ, æniȝ, from Old English ǣniġ (“any”), from Proto-West Germanic *ainīg, *ainag, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”), equivalent to one + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian eenich (“some”), West Frisian iennich (“only”), Dutch enig (“any, some”), Afrikaans enig (“any”), German Low German enig (“some”), German einig (“some”); via Proto-Indo-European *óynos cognate with Latin ūllus (“any”), Latin ūnicus (whence Italian unico (“unique”), French unique (“unique”)). Piecewise doublet of unique.