everything

ev‧ery‧thing S1 W1 / evriθɪŋ / 代词

1 each thing or all things :

Everything was covered in a thick layer of dust.

I decided to tell her everything.

Apart from the bus arriving late, everything else seemed to be going according to plan.

2 all the things in your life, work etc :

Everything’s fine at the moment.

I felt that everything was going wrong.

3 be/mean everything (to somebody) to be the most important thing in someone’s life :

Money isn’t everything.

His children mean everything to him.

4 have everything to have all the things that people want in their lives :

What do you buy for the man who has everything?

5 and everything spoken and a lot of other similar things :

Tina’s worried about her work and everything.

6 have everything going for you to have all the qualities that are likely to make you succeed :

You shouldn’t worry so much – you’ve got everything going for you.

7 everything but the kitchen sink informal all the equipment that you need and also a lot of things that you do not need – used humorously :

I think we’ve packed everything but the kitchen sink!

Grammar

Use a singular 动词 after everything :

Everything is ready.