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any

2 adverb
     
any2 S2 [usually in questions and negatives]
1 used before the comparative form of an adjective to mean 'even a small amount':
I can't run any faster.
Are you feeling any better?
2

not any more/longer

if something does not happen any more or any longer, it used to happen but does not happen now:
Sarah doesn't live here any more.
He was told he wasn't wanted any longer.
3 American English spoken used with a verb to mean 'at all':
We tried talking to him but that didn't help any.
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