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all predeterminer [ ɔːl ]

• used to refer to the whole quantity or extent of a particular group or thing.
• "all the people I met"
Similar: each of, each one of the, every one of the, every single one of the, every, each and every, every single, the whole of the, every bit of the, the complete, the entire, the totality of the, in its entirety, complete, entire, total, full, utter, perfect, all-out, greatest (possible), maximum, everyone, everybody, each/every person, the (whole) lot, each one, each thing, the sum, the total, the whole lot, everything, every part, the whole amount, the total amount, the entirety, the sum total, the aggregate,
Opposite: no, none of the, little, none, nobody, nothing,

all adverb

• completely.
• "dressed all in black"
Similar: completely, fully, entirely, totally, wholly, absolutely, utterly, outright, thoroughly, altogether, quite, in every respect, in all respects, without reservation, without exception,
Opposite: partly, not at all,
• (in games) used after a number to indicate an equal score.
• "after extra time it was still two all"
Origin: Old English all, eall, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch al and German all .

ALL abbreviation

• Albanian lek(s).

all of

• as much as (often used ironically of an amount or quantity considered small by the speaker).
• "the show lasted all of six weeks"

all along

• all the time; from the beginning.
"she'd known all along"

all and sundry

• everyone.
"he has borne a lot of unfair criticism from all and sundry"

all but

• very nearly.
"the subject was all but forgotten"

all comers

• anyone who chooses to take part in an activity, typically a competition.
"the champion took on all comers"

all for

• strongly in favour of.
"I was all for tolerance"

all in

• exhausted.
"he was all in by half-time"

all in all

• on the whole.
"all in all it's been a good year"

all kinds of

• many different kinds of.
"he gets into all kinds of trouble"

all of

• as much as (often used ironically of an amount or quantity considered small by the speaker).
"the show lasted all of six weeks"

all on

• happening without inhibition or restraint; out of control.
"a punch is thrown and it's all on"

all out

• using all one's strength or resources.
"going all out to win"

all over

• completely finished.
"it's all over between us"

all round

• in all respects.
"it was a bad day all round"

all's well that ends well

• if the outcome of a situation is happy, this compensates for any previous difficulty or unpleasantness.

all there

• in full possession of one's mental faculties.
"he's not quite all there"

all together

• all in one place or in a group; all at once.
"they arrived all together"

all told

• in total.
"they tried a dozen times all told"

all the way

• without limit or reservation.
"I'm with you all the way"

— and all

• used to emphasize something additional that is being referred to.
"she threw her coffee over him, mug and all"

at all

• (used for emphasis) in any way; to any extent.
"I don't like him at all"

be all about —

• be focused on or interested in (a particular thing).
"school has become my refuge and I'm all about being the perfect student"

be all one to

• make no difference to.
"simple cases or hard cases, it's all one to me"

be all very well

• used to criticize or reject a favourable or consoling remark.
"your proposal is all very well in theory, but in practice it will not pay"

for all —

• in spite of —.
"for all its clarity and style, the book is not easy reading"

in all

• in total number; altogether.
"there were about 5,000 people in all"

on all fours

• on hands and knees or (of an animal) on all four legs rather than just the hind ones.
"Frankie scuttled away on all fours"

one's all

• one's whole strength or resources.
"I want to give my all to what I am doing now"



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