used to refer to a thing, no matter what:nobody was saying anythinghave you found anything?he inquired whether there was anything he could do
[without negative] used for emphasis:I was ready for anything
used to indicate a range:he trains anything from seven to eight hours a day
Phrases
anything but
not at all (used for emphasis):he is anything but racist
anything like ——
[with negative] at all like —— (used for emphasis):it doesn’t taste anything like wine
(as) —— as anything
informal extremely ——:she said it out loud, clear as anything
or anything
[usually with negative or in questions] informal added as a general reference to other things similar to the thing mentioned:no strings attached, you don’t have to join up or anything
anything in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of anything in the US English dictionary
