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all
1[ awl ]
adjective
- the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration):
all the cake;
all the way;
all year.
- the whole number of (used in referring to individuals or particulars, taken collectively):
all students.
Synonyms: everyplace, far and wide, throughout
- the greatest possible (used in referring to quality or degree):
with all due respect;
with all speed.
- every different; many different:
I've met all manner of people on my travels.
This essay has all sorts of grammatical errors.
- any; any whatever:
beyond all doubt.
- nothing but; alone:
The coat is all wool.
- dominated by or as if by the conspicuous possession or use of a particular feature: They were all ears, listening attentively to everything she said.
The colt was all legs.
They were all ears, listening attentively to everything she said.
- Chiefly Pennsylvania German. all gone; consumed; eaten up:
The pie is all.
pronoun
- the whole quantity or amount:
He ate all of the peanuts. All are gone.
- the whole number; every one:
all of us.
Is that all you want to say?
All is lost.
noun
- one's whole interest, energy, or property:
to give one's all;
to lose one's all.
- Often All. the entire universe.
adverb
all-
2- variant of allo- before a vowel:
allonym.
all-
1combining_form
- a variant of allo-
all
2/ ɔːl /
determiner
- the whole quantity or amount of; totality of; every one of a class
all the rice
all men are mortal
- ( as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural )
all are welcome
all of it is nice
- ( in combination with a noun used as a modifier )
an all-amateur tournament
an all-ticket match
an all-night sitting
- the greatest possible
in all earnestness
- any whatever
to lose all hope of recovery
beyond all doubt
- above allmost of all; especially
- after allSee after
- all alongall the time
- all butalmost; nearly
all but dead
- all ofno less or smaller than
she's all of thirteen years
- all over
- finished; at an end
the affair is all over between us
- over the whole area (of something); everywhere (in, on, etc)
all over England
- typically; representatively (in the phrase that's me ( you, him, us, them, etc ) all over ) Also (Irish)all out
- unduly effusive towards
- sport in a dominant position over
- See all in
- all in all
- everything considered
all in all, it was a great success
- the object of one's attention or interest
you are my all in all
- all that or that informal.usually used with a negative (intensifier)
she's not all that intelligent
- all thefoll by a comparative adjective or adverb so much (more or less) than otherwise
we must work all the faster now
- all toodefinitely but regrettably
it's all too true
- and all
- as well; too
and you can take that smile off your face and all
- a parenthetical filler phrase used at the end of a statement to make a sl ight pause in speaking
- and all that informal.
- and similar or associated things; et cetera
coffee, tea, and all that will be served in the garden
- used as a filler or to make what precedes more vague: in this sense, it often occurs with concessive force
she was sweet and pretty and all that, but I still didn't like her
- See that
- as all thatas one might expect or hope
she's not as pretty as all that, but she has personality
- at all
- used with a negative or in a question in any way whatsoever or to any extent or degree
I didn't know that at all
- even so; anyway
I'm surprised you came at all
- be all for informal.to be strongly in favour of
- be all that informal.to be exceptionally good, talented, or attractive
- for all
- in so far as; to the extent that
for all anyone knows, he was a baron
- notwithstanding
for all my pushing, I still couldn't move it
- for all thatin spite of that
he was a nice man for all that
- in allaltogether
there were five of them in all
adverb
- (in scores of games) apiece; each
the score at half time was three all
- completely
all alone
- be all … informal.used for emphasis when introducing direct speech or nonverbal communication
he was all, 'I'm not doing that'
noun
- preceded bymy, your, his, etc (one's) complete effort or interest
you are my all
to give your all
- totality or whole
Usage Note
Word History and Origins
Origin of all1
Word History and Origins
Origin of all1
Idioms and Phrases
- after all, in spite of the circumstances; notwithstanding:
He came in time after all.
- all but, almost; very nearly:
These batteries are all but dead.
- all in all,
- everything considered; in general:
All in all, her health is greatly improved.
- altogether:
There were twelve absentees all in all.
- everything; everything regarded as important:
Painting became his all in all.
- all in hand, Printing, Journalism. (of the copy for typesetting a particular article, book, issue, etc.) in the possession of the compositor.
- all in the wind, Nautical. too close to the wind.
- all in, Northern and Western U.S. very tired; exhausted:
We were all in at the end of the day.
- all out, with all available means or effort:
We went all out to win the war.
- all over,
- finished; done; ended.
- everywhere; in every part.
- in every respect or typically.
- all standing, Nautical.
- in such a way and so suddenly that sails or engines are still set to propel a vessel forward:
The ship ran aground all standing.
- fully clothed:
The crew turned in all standing.
- fully equipped, as a vessel.
- all that,
- remarkably; entirely; decidedly (used in negative constructions):
It's not all that different from your other house.
- Slang. exceptionally good; the finest; the best:
His new shoes are all that.
- all the better, more advantageous; so much the better:
If the sun shines it will be all the better for our trip.
- all there, Informal. mentally competent; sane:
Some of his far-fetched ideas made us suspect that he wasn't all there.
- all up,
- Printing, Journalism. (of copy) completely set in type.
- Informal. with no vestige of hope remaining:
It's all up with George—they've caught him.
- and all, together with every other associated or connected attribute, object, or circumstance:
What with the snow and all, we may be a little late.
- at all,
- in the slightest degree:
I wasn't surprised at all.
- for any reason:
Why bother at all?
- in any way:
Sorry, I meant no offense at all.
- be all, Informal. to say, declare, think, or feel (usually used to introduce reported speech or thought):
I try to talk to her and she's all, “Get away from me!”
- for all (that), in spite of; notwithstanding:
For all that, it was a good year.
- in all, all included; all together:
a hundred guests in all.
- once and for all, for the last time; finally:
The case was settled once and for all when the appeal was denied.
- above all. above all.
- all at once. once ( def 9 ).
- all bets are off. all bets are off.
- all the same. same ( def 9 ).
- all told. told ( def 2 ).
More idioms and phrases containing all
- above all
- after all
- against all odds
- as all getout
- at all
- at all costs
- be-all and end-all
- beat all
- by all accounts
- by all means
- by all odds
- cap it all
- fall all over
- firing on all cylinders
- first of all
- for all
- for all I care
- for all I know
- for all one's worth
- for all that
- get away (from it all)
- get one's act (it all) together
- go all the way
- have all one's buttons
- have it all over someone
- have it both ways (all)
- hit on all cylinders
- hold all the aces
- in a (all of a) dither
- in all
- in all good conscience
- in all one's born days
- in all probability
- (all) in the same boat
- it's all downhill from here
- it's all over with
- it takes all sorts
- jump all over
- know all the answers
- know-it-all
- laugh all the way to the bank
- least of all
- let it all hang out
- not all it's cracked up to be
- not at all
- not for all the tea in china
- no time at all
- of all the nerve
- of all things
- once and for all
- one and all
- pull out all the stops
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- seen one, seen them all
- till all hours
- to all intents and purposes
- (all) to the good
- turn out all right
- walk all over
- warts and all
- when all's said and done
- with all due respect
- with all one's heart
- you can't win them all
Example Sentences
While Mahama told supporters "it is a choice between the Ghana we have today and the Ghana we want together. A Ghana of opportunity, prosperity, and justice for all."
“Nobody has contacted us – nobody from the government, nobody from any group,” said Niran Ali, a 56-year-old woman whose shop, Zen Baby Fashion, had disappeared with virtually all of its stock.
It continued in the shadow of St Paul’s Cathedral, in a purpose-built, corporate building with all the mod cons.
Not all South Koreans feel this way about their past.
The first mass for the public is on Sunday evening, but booking was required – as it is for all the masses planned for the week ahead.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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