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

Unified board member Gonez likened the resolution to a “reckoning at all levels of government and across our educational institutions.”

From Los Angeles Times

Rail services did not operate at all from Glasgow Central's high-level platforms for 10 days after the fire.

From BBC

She saw what was coming; so did others, but not everyone did; she’s not wrong at all about that, it’s not self-aggrandizement.

From Salon

Forty percent see Iran as a “minor” threat, and 15% view it as no threat at all.

From The Wall Street Journal

Turns out I didn’t know him at all.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• consistently
• constantly
• continually
• forever
• regularly
• usually