at all

Idioms  

1. In any way or manner, as in Is she able to sing at all?

2. To any extent, as in Was she at all surprised?

3. For any reason, as in Why bother at all?

4. In the slightest degree, under any circumstances, as in She simply refused to walk at all . This construction often occurs in the negative, as in He was not at all frightened . All four senses of this phrase date from the mid-1300s.

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Example Sentences

Beyond a solid education system, he praised a widespread belief that "they cannot rely on the state at all".

From Barron's

“The demand side is an area that’s been not fully tapped at all,” said Michael Terrell, Google’s head of advanced energy.

From The Wall Street Journal

“There’s people trying to evacuate, there’s emergency response, and these things can’t move at all.”

From Los Angeles Times

Otherwise that proves to be a checklist of several things the movie scarcely touches on at all.

From Los Angeles Times

Pua’s the one who sat next to me on the bus, and who asked about my drawing, and who gasped at all the right moments when I told my Leo story.

From Literature

Related Words

• consistently
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• continually
• forever
• regularly
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