anything

anything
1. noun & pronoun
1) (whatever thing) was [immer]; alles, was

you may do anything you wish — Sie können [alles] tun, was Sie möchten

anything and everything — alles mögliche

2) (something) irgendetwas

is there anything wrong with you? — fehlt Ihnen [irgend] etwas?

have you done anything silly? — hast du [irgend] etwas Dummes gemacht?

can we do anything to help you? — können wir Ihnen irgendwie helfen?

I don't want anything [further] to do with him — ich möchte nichts [mehr] mit ihm zu tun haben

3) (a thing of any kind) alles

anything like that — so etwas

as ... as anything — (coll.) wahnsinnig ... (ugs.)

not for anything [in the world] — um nichts in der Welt

anything but ... — (anything except) alles außer ...; (far from) alles andere als

we don't want [just] anything — wir wollen nicht einfach irgendetwas [Beliebiges]

2. adverb

not anything like as ... as — keineswegs so ... wie

* * *
pronoun
1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some thing: Can you see anything?; I can't see anything.) irgendetwas
2) (a thing of any kind: You can buy anything you like; `What would you like for your birthday?' `Anything will do.') irgendetwas
* * *
any·thing
[ˈeniθɪŋ]
pron indef
1. (one of any) [irgend]etwas, [irgend]was fam; (one of set also) ein/eine
\anything you like alles, was du willst
nobody found/said \anything keiner fand/sagte etwas
\anything but! von wegen! fam
he is \anything but racist er ist alles, nur kein Rassist!
\anything and everything absolut alles
for \anything:
ready for \anything auf alles vorbereitet
not \anything nichts
not \anything like sb/sth nicht annähernd wie jd/etw
it doesn't taste \anything like rum das schmeckt absolut nicht nach Rum
or \anything (fam) oder so was fam
you don't have to join up or \anything du musst weder beitreten noch sonst was fam
2. (any range)
\anything between sth and sth [or from sth to sth] irgendwo zwischen etw dat und etw dat
she could be \anything between 30 and 40 [or from 30 to 40] sie könnte alles zwischen 30 und 40 sein
is there \anything I can do to help? kann ich irgendwie helfen?
does it look \anything like an eagle? sieht das irgendwie wie ein Adler aus?
\anything else? sonst noch etwas?; (in shop) darf es noch was sein?
hardly \anything kaum etwas
not \anything much nicht viel
4.
[as] ... as \anything (fam) ausgesprochen ...
not for \anything [in the world] um nichts in der Welt
\anything goes (permitted) erlaubt ist, was gefällt; (unforeseeable) alles kann passieren
like \anything (fam) wie verrückt fam
\anything for a quiet life Hauptsache Ruhe fam
* * *
['enIɵɪŋ]
1. pron
1) (irgend)etwas

not anything — nichts; (emph) gar or überhaupt nichts

is it/isn't it worth anything? — ist es etwas/gar nichts wert?

it's worth anything between £1,000 and £5,000 — es ist irgendwas zwischen £ 1000 und £ 5000 wert

did/didn't he say anything else? — hat er (sonst) noch etwas/sonst (gar) nichts gesagt?

did/didn't they give you anything at all? — haben sie euch überhaupt etwas/überhaupt nichts gegeben?

are you doing anything tonight? — hast du heute Abend schon etwas vor?

is there anything more tiring than ...? — gibt es etwas Ermüdenderes als ...?

hardly anything — kaum etwas

he's as smart as anything (inf) — er ist clever wie noch was (inf)

2) (= no matter what) alles

anything you like —

they eat anything — sie essen alles

not just anything — nicht bloß irgendetwas

I wouldn't do it for anything — ich würde es um keinen Preis tun

anything else is impossible — alles andere ist unmöglich

this is anything but pleasant — das ist alles andere als angenehm

anything but that! — alles, nur das nicht!

anything but! — von wegen!

See:
if, go, like
2. adv (inf)

it isn't anything like him — das sieht ihm überhaupt nicht ähnlich or gleich

if it looked anything like him ... — wenn es ihm gleichsehen würde ...

it didn't cost anything like £100 —

if it costs anything like as much as before ... — wenn es auch nur annähernd so viel kostet wie früher ...

anything/not anything like as wet as ... — auch nur annähernd/nicht annähernd so nass wie ...

* * *
anything
A pron & s
1. (irgend)etwas, etwas Beliebiges:
it’s not just anything es ist nicht irgendetwas;
not … for anything um keinen Preis, um nichts in der Welt;
not anything (gar oder überhaupt) nichts;
be (as) afraid as anything umg fürchterliche Angst haben;
(as) boring as anything umg stinklangweilig;
he carried the glasses (as) carefully as anything umg so vorsichtig wie rohe Eier;
be (as) cross as anything umg in einer Stinklaune sein;
(as) dark as anything umg stockfinster;
he is (as) drunk as anything umg er ist blau wie ein Veilchen;
(as) easy as anything umg kinderleicht;
(as) fast as anything umg wie der Blitz;
(as) surprised as anything umg völlig überrascht;
be (as) pleased as anything umg sich freuen wie ein Schneekönig;
for anything I know soviel ich weiß;
like anything umg wie verrückt;
or anything oder so etwas Ähnliches
2. alles(, was es auch sei):
anything but
a) alles andere als,
b) von wegen!;
I’ll pay anything ich zahle jeden Preis;
I would give anything to inf ich würde alles darum geben zu inf;
anything for a quiet life umg was tut man nicht alles um des lieben Friedens willen!
B adv irgend(wie), etwas, überhaupt, in gewissem Maße:
if anything
a) wenn überhaupt, höchstens,
b) womöglich;
he is a little better if anything es geht ihm etwas besser, wenn man von Besserung überhaupt reden kann;
not anything like as … as keineswegs so … wie;
there were anything up to 200 at the meeting auf der Versammlung waren annähernd oder an die 200 Leute
* * *
1. noun & pronoun
1) (whatever thing) was [immer]; alles, was

you may do anything you wish — Sie können [alles] tun, was Sie möchten

anything and everything — alles mögliche

2) (something) irgendetwas

is there anything wrong with you? — fehlt Ihnen [irgend] etwas?

have you done anything silly? — hast du [irgend] etwas Dummes gemacht?

can we do anything to help you? — können wir Ihnen irgendwie helfen?

I don't want anything [further] to do with him — ich möchte nichts [mehr] mit ihm zu tun haben

3) (a thing of any kind) alles

anything like that — so etwas

as ... as anything — (coll.) wahnsinnig ... (ugs.)

not for anything [in the world] — um nichts in der Welt

anything but ... — (anything except) alles außer ...; (far from) alles andere als

we don't want [just] anything — wir wollen nicht einfach irgendetwas [Beliebiges]

2. adverb

not anything like as ... as — keineswegs so ... wie

* * *
pron.
alles pron.
etwas pron.
irgendetwas pron.
jedes pron.
jedes beliebige pron.

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