all

all  (ôl)

adj.

1. Being or representing the entire or total number, amount, or quantity: All the windows are open. Deal all the cards. See Synonyms at whole.

2. Constituting, being, or representing the total extent or the whole: all Christendom.

3. Being the utmost possible of: argued the case in all seriousness.

4. Every: got into all manner of trouble.

5. Any whatsoever: beyond all doubt.

6. Pennsylvania Finished; used up: The apples are all. See Regional Note at gum band.

7. Informal Being more than one: Who all came to the party? See Regional Note at you-all.

n.

The whole of one's fortune, resources, or energy; everything one has: The brave defenders gave their all.

pron.

1. The entire or total number, amount, or quantity; totality: All of us are sick. All that I have is yours.

2. Everyone; everything: justice for all.

adv.

1. Wholly; completely: a room painted all white; directions that were all wrong.

2. Each; apiece: a score of five all.

3. So much: I am all the better for that experience.

Idioms:

all along

From the beginning; throughout: saw through the disguise all along.

all but

Nearly; almost: all but crying with relief.

all in

Tired; exhausted.

all in all

Everything being taken into account: All in all, the criticism seemed fair.

all of Informal

Not more than: a conversation that took all of five minutes.

all one

Of no difference; immaterial: Whether we go out or stay in, it's all one to me.

all out

With all one's strength, ability, or resources.

all that Informal

To the degree expected.

all there

Mentally unimpaired or competent.

all the same

1. Notwithstanding; nevertheless.

2. Of no difference, immaterial.

all told

With everything considered; in all: All told, we won 100 games.

and all

And other things of the same type: "The only thing they seemed to have in common was their cowboy gear, ten-gallon hats and all" Edward Chen.

at all

1. In any way: unable to walk at all.

2. To any extent; whatever: not at all sorry.

be all Informal

To say or utter. Used chiefly in verbal narration: He's all, "What did you do that for?"

in all

Considering everything; all together: In all, it rained for two hours. I bought four hats, in all.

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[Middle English al, from Old English eall; see al-³ in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: The construction all that is used informally in questions and negative sentences to mean "to the degree expected." In the late 1960s, the Usage Panel rejected its use, but evidently resistance to all that is crumbling. Seventy-two percent of the Panel now finds the construction acceptable in the sentence The movie is not all that interesting.·Sentences of the form All X's are not Y may be ambiguous. All of the departments did not file a report may mean that some departments did not file, or that none did. The first meaning can be expressed unambiguously by the sentence Not all of the departments filed a report. The second meaning requires a paraphrase such as None of the departments filed a report or All of the departments failed to file a report. The same problem can arise with other universal terms such as every in negated sentences, as in the ambiguous Every department did not file a report. See Usage Note at every.

Our Living Language Among the newest ways of introducing direct speech in the United States is the construction consisting of a form of be with all, as in I'm all, "I'm not gonna do that!" And she's all, "Yes you are!" This construction is particularly common in the animated speech of young people in California and elsewhere on the West Coast, who use it more frequently than the informal East Coast alternatives, be like and go, as in He's like (or goes), "I'm not gonna do that!" These indicators of direct speech tend to be used more often with pronoun subjects (He's all, "I'm not....") than with nouns (The man's all, "I'm not...."), and with the historical present (He's all....) than with the past (He was all....). All of these locutions can introduce a gesture or facial expression rather than a quotation, as in He's all.... followed by a shrug of the shoulders. Be all and be like can also preface a statement that sums up an attitude, as in "I'm all 'No way!'" See Notes at go¹, like².

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all

determiner

1. the whole quantity or number (of): all the banks agree, we're all to blame

2. every one of a class: almost all animals sneeze

Adjective

1. the greatest possible: in all seriousness

2. any whatever: I'm leaving out all question of motive for the time being

3. all along since the beginning

4. all but nearly

5. all in all everything considered

6. all over

a. finished

b. everywhere in or on: we send them all over the world

c. Informal typically: that's him all over

7. all the so much (more or less) than otherwise: the need for new drugs is all the more important

8. at all used for emphasis: my throat's no better at all

9. be all for Informal to be strongly in favour of

10. for all in spite of: for all his cynicism, he's at heart a closet idealist

11. in all altogether: there were five in all

Adverb

(in scores of games) each: the score was two all

Noun

give one's all to make the greatest possible effort [Old English eall]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	all - quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class; "we sat up all night"; "ate all the food"; "all men are mortal"; "all parties are welcome" no - quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of; "we have no bananas"; "no eggs left and no money to buy any"; "have you no decency?"; "did it with no help"; "I'll get you there in no time" some - quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity; "have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming"; "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some paper"
	2.	all - completely given to or absorbed by; "became all attention" complete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"
Adv.	1.	all - to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea" altogether, completely, entirely, totally, whole, wholly colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

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all

determiner 1. the whole amount, everything, the whole, the total, the sum, the total amount, the aggregate, the totality, the sum total, the entirety, the entire amount, the complete amount

determiner 2. every, each, every single, every one of, each and every

adjective 3. complete, greatest, full, total, perfect, entire, utter

adverb 4. completely, totally, fully, entirely, absolutely, altogether, wholly, utterly >> prefixes pan-, panto-

Translations

all [ɔːl] adj (sg) → todo/a;

(pl) → todos/as;

all day → todo el día;

all night → toda la noche;

all men → todos los hombres;

all five came → vinieron los cinco;

all the books → todos los libros;

all the time/his life → todo el tiempo/toda su vida;

for all their efforts → a pesar de todos sus esfuerzos pron

1. todo;

I ate it all, I ate all of it → me lo comí todo;

all of them → todos (ellos);

all of us went → fuimos todos;

all the boys went → fueron todos los chicos;

is that all? → ¿eso es todo?, ¿algo más?;

(in shop) → ¿algo más?, ¿alguna cosa más?

2. (in phrases): above all → sobre todo; por encima de todo;

after all → después de todo;

at all: anything at all → lo que sea;

not at all (in answer to question) → en absoluto;

(in answer to thanks) → ¡de nada!, ¡no hay de qué!;

I'm not at all tired → no estoy nada cansado/a;

anything at all will do → cualquier cosa viene bien;

all in all → a fin de cuentas adv all alone → completamente solo/a;

to be/feel all in → estar rendido;

it's not as hard as all that → no es tan difícil como lo pintas;

all the more/the better → tanto más/mejor;

all but → casi;

the score is 2 all → están empatados a 2

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all [ɔːl] adj (singular) → tout(e);

(plural) → tous(toutes);

all day → toute la journée;

all night → toute la nuit;

all men → tous les hommes;

all five → tous les cinq;

all the food → toute la nourriture;

all the books → tous les livres;

all the time → tout le temps;

all his life → toute sa vie pron

1. tout;

I ate it all, I ate all of it → j'ai tout mangé;

all of us went → nous y sommes tous allés;

all of the boys went → tous les garçons y sont allés;

is that all? → c'est tout?;

(in shop) → ce sera tout?

2. (in phrases);

above all → surtout, par-dessus tout;

after all → après tout;

at all (in answer to question) → pas du tout;

(in answer to thanks) → je vous en prie!;

I'm not at all tired → je ne suis pas du tout fatigué(e);

anything at all will do → n'importe quoi fera l'affaire;

all in all → tout bien considéré, en fin de compte adv all alone → tout(e) seul(e);

it's not as hard as all that → ce n'est pas si difficile que ça;

all the more/the better → d'autant plus/mieux;

all but → presque, pratiquement;

to be all in (Brit) (inf) → être complètement à plat;

the score is 2 all → le score est de 2 partout

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all [ɔːl] adj → alle(r, s);

all day/night → den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht (über);

all men are equal → alle Menschen sind gleich;

all five came → alle fünf kamen;

all the books → die ganzen Bücher, alle Bücher;

all the food → das ganze Essen;

all the time → die ganze Zeit (über);

all his life → sein ganzes Leben (lang) pron

1. alles;

I ate it all, I ate all of it → ich habe alles gegessen;

all of us/the boys went → wir alle/alle Jungen gingen;

we all sat down → wir setzten uns alle;

is that all? → ist das alles?;

(in shop) → sonst noch etwas?

2. (in phrases);

above all → vor allem;

after all → schließlich;

all in all → alles in allem adv → ganz;

all alone → ganz allein;

it's not as hard as all that → so schwer ist es nun auch wieder nicht;

all the more/the better → um so mehr/besser;

all but (= all except for) → alle außer (= almost); fast;

the score is 2 all → der Spielstand ist 2 zu 2

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all [ɔːl] adj → tutto/a;

all day → tutto il giorno;

all night → tutta la notte;

all men → tutti gli uomini;

all five girls → tutt'e cinque le ragazze;

all five came → sono venuti tutti e cinque;

all the books → tutti i libri;

all the food → tutto il cibo;

all the time → tutto il tempo (= always); sempre;

all his life → tutta la vita;

for all their efforts → nonostante tutti i loro sforzi pron

1. tutto/a;

is that all? → non c'è altro?;

(in shop) → basta così?;

all of them → tutti/e;

all of it → tutto/a;

I ate it all, I ate all of it → l'ho mangiato tutto;

all of us went → tutti noi siamo andati;

all of the boys went → tutti i ragazzi sono andati

2. (in phrases): above all → soprattutto;

after all → dopotutto;

at all: not at all (in answer to question) → niente affatto;

(in answer to thanks) → prego!, di niente!, s'immagini!;

I'm not at all tired → non sono affatto stanco;

anything at all will do → andrà bene qualsiasi cosa;

all in all → tutto sommato adv all alone → tutto/a solo/a;

to be/feel all in (BRIT ) (col) → essere/sentirsi sfinito/a or distrutto/a;

all out adv to go all out → mettercela tutta;

it's not as hard as all that → non è poi così difficile;

all the more/the better → tanto più/meglio;

all but → quasi;

the score is two all → il punteggio è di due a due or è due pari