Betekenis van any In het Nederlands

• 0 some, or even the smallest amount or number of:

  • Is there any of that lemon cake left?

  • There was hardly any food left by the time we got there.

  • "Is there some butter I could use?" "No, there's some margarine but there isn't any butter."

  • "Is there any more soup?" "No, I'm afraid there isn't any left."

  • I haven't seen any of his movies.

  • I don't expect we'll have any more trouble from him.

  • I go to church for weddings but not for any other reason.

  • Are you sure there isn't any way of solving this problem?

• 1 one of or each of a particular type of person or thing when it is not important which:

  • Any food would be better than nothing at all.

  • "Which of these cakes may I eat?" "Any."

  • The offer was that you could have any three items of clothing you liked for $30.

  • informal On Sundays I just wear any old thing (= anything) that I happen to find lying around.

  • Any of you should be able to answer this question.

  • Any idiot with a basic knowledge of French should be able to book a hotel room in Paris.

  • Any advice (= whatever advice) that you can give me would be greatly appreciated.

  • Any minute/day/time now (= very soon) there's going to be a massive quarrel between those two.

  • There were a lot of computers at the exhibition, any (one) of which would have suited me perfectly.

• 2 at all or in the least:

  • Can't you run any faster?

  • Those trousers don't look any different from the others.

  • Are you feeling any better after your illness?

  • Houses in this area used to be a real bargain, but they're not cheap any more (= now).

  • This radio isn't any good (= it's useless) - I'll have to buy another.

  • I used to walk to work every day, but not any longer (= not now).

  • US informal I tried talking him out of it, but that didn't help any - he still left home.

• 3 (used in negative statements and questions) some, or even the smallest amount (of):

  • We didn’t have any idea what the airfare would be.

  • There was hardly any snow this winter.

  • Is there any hope that he will recover?

  • Are any of the concerts on a Saturday night?

• 4 one of or each of, or a stated amount of (something that is more than one or has a number of parts), without saying which particular part is meant:

  • You can have any three items of clothing you like for $30.

  • Any advice that you can give me would be greatly appreciated.

  • They should be here any minute (= soon).

  • Any way you look at it, the investment was a bad idea.

  • I saw some beautiful cars at the auto show, any of which I’d like to have.

• 5 at all or in the least:

  • I can’t say any more.

  • He wasn’t any smarter than I was.

  • If she comes any later, we’ll miss the show.