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English word

any

A2Frequent NGSL-1
UK /ˈeni/US /ˈeni/
adverb

used to emphasize an adjective or adverb in negative sentences or questions, meaning ‘at all’

determiner

used with uncountable or plural nouns in negative sentences and questions, after if or whether, and after some verbs such as prevent, ban, forbid, etc. to refer to an amount or a number of something, however large or small

pronoun

used in negative sentences and in questions and after if or whether to refer to an amount or a number, however large or small

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If you've played any of the Kirby, EarthBound, or Smash Brothers games, you've already met his inner self.

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So um, and then I didn't have any money, so I thought, 'Well, we've got to make something that's going to return money very, very quickly.'

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[LAUGHTER] This liberating discovery enables me to proceed-- [LAUGHTER] --without any fear that I might inadvertently influence you to abandon promising careers in business, the law, or politics for the giddy delights

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