any
determiner
[ ˈɛni ]
• used to refer to one or some of a thing or number of things, no matter how much or how many.
• "I don't have any choice"
Similar:
some,
a piece of,
a part of,
a bit of,
• used to express a lack of restriction in selecting one of a specified class.
• "these constellations are visible at any hour of the night"
any
pronoun
• one or some of a thing or number of things, no matter how much or how many.
• "someone asked him for a match, but Joe didn't have any"
• whichever of a specified class might be chosen.
• "the illness may be due to any of several causes"
any
adverb
• at all; in some degree (used for emphasis).
• "he wasn't any good at basketball"
Similar:
at all,
in the least,
to any extent,
to some extent,
somewhat,
in any degree,
to some degree,
Origin:
Old English ǣnig (see one, -y1), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch eenig and German einig .
