Main Entry: ev·ery

Pronunciation: \ˈev-rē\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English everich, every, from Old English ǣfre ǣlc, from ǣfre ever + ǣlc each

Date: before 12th century

1 a : being each individual or part of a group without exception b : being each in a series or succession <every few days> <every once in a while>
2 obsolete : being all taken severally
3 : being each within a range of possibilities <was given every chance>
4 : complete, entire <we have every confidence in her>

— every now and then or every now and again or every so often : at intervals : occasionally