Every one of the two or more individuals composing a number of objects, considered separately from the rest It is used either with or without a following noun, (used of count nouns) every one considered individually, Every; -- sometimes used interchangeably with every, adverb_ to or from every one of two or more (considered individually), determiner_ all; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every), every one; every thing, For one; per