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# any

«any» in Mova's school dictionary: **one or some, it does not matter which** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

determiner, pronoun, adverb (any)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Any means one or some, it does not matter which. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/any/#m1)

2) «Not any» means none, zero. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/any/#m2)

3) Any means every one, all: «Any child can join». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/any/#m3)

4) Any (adverb) means at all: «Is it any better?» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/any/#m4)

5) Any more, with a negative, means no longer or no further: I have no money any more. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/any/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

a word of the story; «not any» means none, zero; in questions «any left?» asks about what remains; phrases «any more», «any time», «anyone», «anything», «in any case»

### examples

- Does he have any marbles left? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/any/#x1)
- She did not eat any cookies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/any/#x2)
- Any student can take 2 pencils. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/any/#x3)
- Are there any seats left? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/any/#x4)
- Pick any card from the deck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/any/#x5)
- Call me any time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/any/#x6)
- I don't have any brothers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/any/#x7)
- Do you need any help? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/any/#x8)
- Is your cold any better? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/any/#x9)
- You can sit in any chair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/any/#x10)
- He mustn't have that any more!" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/any/#x11)

### note

«not any» or «any left?» points to zero or to what remains. Trap: «any» does not name a number. Use «any» in questions and «not» sentences, and «some» in plain sentences: «I have some», «I don't have any».

### In the corpora

- [Morning sickness is feeling or being sick in early pregnancy, and despite the name it can happen at any time of day.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/18-were-having-a-baby/11/)
- [A good way to sort any bit of gossip is to ask four things.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what/3/)
- [«I'm not saying anything, but…» is still saying something; it hints at a story without any facts.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what/19/)
- [Rewatching a favourite film is a comfort at any age; grown-ups do it too.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/55-favourite-films-and-series-spoilers-binge-watching-streaming-and-adverts/9/)
- [Ask a grown-up before uploading any photo, and never upload ones showing your school badge or home.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/12-keep-yourself-private-and-voices-that-lie/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «any» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/any/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.