English Reference
Pronoun

everyone

pron.
A1 Beginner Oxford US /ˈɛvɹiˌwən/ UK /ˈɛvɹɪwˌɒn/ ev·ery·one UK spelling everyone's

pron.every person in a group. You use it when you are talking about all the people in a place or situation.

pron.every person; all people in a particular group or the world at large.


SIMPLE

Everyone in the class passed the test.

CONTEXTUAL

The party was a huge success and everyone had a wonderful time dancing.

COMPLEX

While the policy was designed to benefit the majority, it soon became clear that everyone involved would need to make significant sacrifices to ensure its long-term success.

Usage

Always takes a singular verb despite referring to multiple people.

Don't confuse

everyone vs every one — Everyone refers to all people in a group, while every one singles out each specific person or thing.

Pitfall
Everyone are happyEveryone is happy

Even though it refers to many people, the pronoun is grammatically singular and requires a singular verb.

Usage everyone else · everyone affected · everyone knew


From Middle English everichon. By surface analysis, every + one.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This entry
Origin Middle English everichon
Level A1 · Beginner
Frequency Very common
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