Any

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Any \A"ny\, adv.
     To any extent; in any degree; at all.
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           You are not to go loose any longer.      --Shak.
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           Before you go any farther.               --Steele.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Any \A"ny\, a. & pron. [OE. [ae]ni[yogh], [ae]ni, eni, ani, oni,
     AS. [=ae]nig, fr. [=a]n one. It is akin to OS. [=e]nig, OHG.
     einic, G. einig, D. eenig. See {One}.]
     1. One indifferently, out of an indefinite number; one
        indefinitely, whosoever or whatsoever it may be.
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     Note: Any is often used in denying or asserting without
           limitation; as, this thing ought not be done at any
           time; I ask any one to answer my question.
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                 No man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither
                 knoweth any man the Father, save the Son. --Matt.
                                                    xi. 27.
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     2. Some, of whatever kind, quantity, or number; as, are there
        any witnesses present? are there any other houses like it?
        "Who will show us any good?" --Ps. iv. 6.
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     Note: It is often used, either in the singular or the plural,
           as a pronoun, the person or thing being understood;
           anybody; anyone; (pl.) any persons.
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                 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, .
                 . . and it shall be given him.     --Jas. i. 5.
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                 That if he found any of this way, whether they
                 were men or women, he might bring them bound unto
                 Jerusalem.                         --Acts ix. 2.
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     {At any rate}, {In any case}, whatever may be the state of
        affairs; anyhow.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  any
       adj 1: (in negative statements) either every little or very great
              but unspecified; "can't stand any noise"; "could not
              endure chemotherapy for any length of time" [syn: {any(a)}]
       2: one or some or every or all without specification; "give me
          any peaches you don't want"; "not any milk is left"; "any
          child would know that"; "pick any card"; "any day now";
          "cars can be rented at almost any airport"; "at twilight
          or any other time"; "beyond any doubt"; "need any help we
          can get"; "give me whatever peaches you don't want"; "no
          milk whatsoever is left" [syn: {any(a)}, {whatever}, {whatsoever}]
       adv : to any degree or extent; "it isn't any better"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  50 Moby Thesaurus words for "any":
     a, a certain, all, all and some, all and sundry, an, any one,
     anybody, anyone, anything, atomic, aught, certain, each,
     each and all, each and every, each one, either, every, every one,
     exclusive, individual, indivisible, integral, irreducible, lone,
     measured, monadic, monistic, one, one and all, quantified,
     quantitative, quantitive, quantized, simple, single, singular,
     sole, solid, solitary, some, something, somewhat, unanalyzable,
     undivided, uniform, unique, unitary, whole