any

determiner3

1. •
   used before a noun, mostly in questions or after "not", to mean at least one or at least some

   • Do you have any biscuits?
   • Do you have any food?
2. •
   A/an, each or some, no matter its/their identity or nature.

   • Choose any item you want.
   • Any person may apply.
3. •
   An unspecified but imminent (second, minute, day etc.).

   • They'll be arriving any day.
   • I expect the phone to ring at any moment.

adverb3

1. •
   To even the slightest extent; at all.

   • 'That wouldn't surprise me any.' — 1934
2. •
   Used before different, before comparatives with more and less, and idiomatically before other comparatives, generally in interrogative, hypothetical, or negative contexts.

   • If you get any taller, you'll start having to duck through doorways!
   • Is she any less enthused now that it's raining?
3. •
   (US) Used to modify a verb, generally a finite verb or a non-finite verb in object position.

   • That doesn't bother me any.
   • Unfortunately, I don't expect the documentation to help any.

pronoun1

1. •
   Any thing(s) or person(s).

   • Any may apply.
   • I had put a bowl of fruit on the table, but the guests didn’t eat any (of it).

noun1

1. •
   A category in speedrunning which pertains to the goal of a game's mere completion, i.e. getting to the main concluding goal as quickly as possible, regardless of how much is unlocked or what techniques are used.

   • Mae, who describes herself on Patreon as a 20-year-old university student from Canada, holds several world records for Baldur’s Gate 3 speedruns already — including her insane 4:15 any% speedrun. — 2024