Etymology : Middle English all, al, from Old English eall; akin to Old High German all all
Pronunciation : ol
Function : adjective
Date : before 12th century
1. every one, whole, total. each; every; whole of. adtotally; completely. proeverything; total, whole. to sayNotes: Can only be used in the present, past, and future simple tenses and the past conditional tense. (Present simple: "He's all,'I don't know.” Past simple: "She was all, 'I can't go.” Future simple: "They're going to be all,'You were right.” Past conditional: "We would have been all, “Why don't you go?”). all\all\ , a. [oe. al, pl. alle, as. eal, pl. ealle, northumbrian alle, akin to d. & ohg. al, ger. all, icel. allr. dan. al, sw. all, goth. alls; and perh. to ir. and gael. uile, w. oll.].
2. the whole quantity, extent, duration, amount, quality, or degree of; the whole; the whole number of; any whatever; every; as, all the wheat; all the land; all the year; all the strength; all happiness; all abundance; loss of all power; beyond all doubt; you will see:
us all (or all of us). prove all things: hold fast that which is good. v.
3. 2. any. [obs.] "without all remedy."note: when the definite article "the," or a possessive or a demonstrative pronoun, is joined to the noun that all qualifies, all precedes the article or the pronoun; as, all the cattle; all my labor; all his wealth; all our families; all your citizens; all their property; all other joys.note: this word, not only in popular language, but in the scriptures, often signifies, indefinitely, a large portion or number, or a great part. thus, all the cattle in egypt died, all judea and all the region round about jordan, all men held john as a prophet, are not to be understood in a literal sense, but as including a large part, or very great numbers.
4. only; alone; nothing but. i was born to speak all mirth and no matter.all the whole, the whole (emphatically). [obs.] "all the whole army."all \all\, adv.
5. wholly; completely; altogether; entirely; quite; very; as, all bedewed; my friend is all for amusement. "and cheeks all pale."note: in the ancient phrases, all too dear, all too much, all so long, etc., this word retains its appropriate sense or becomes intensive.
6. even; just. (often a mere intensive adjunct.) [obs. or poet.] all as his straying flock he fed. a damsel lay deploring all on a rock reclined.all to, or.
7. The whole quantity, extent, duration, amount, quality, or degree of; the whole; the whole number of; any whatever; every; as, all the wheat; all the land; all the year; all the strength; all happiness; all abundance; loss of all power; beyond all doubt; you will see:
us all.
8. Any.
9. Only; alone; nothing but.
10. Wholly; completely; altogether; entirely; quite; very; as, all bedewed; my friend is all for amusement.
11. Even; just. The whole number, quantity, or amount; the entire thing; everything included or concerned; the aggregate; the whole; totality; everything or every person; as, our all is at stake.
12. Although; albeit. completely given to or absorbed by; "became all attention".
13. 1. You use all to indicate that you are referring to the whole of a particular group or thing or to everyone or everything of a particular kind. the restaurant that Hugh and all his friends go to He lost all his money at a blackjack table in Las Vegas. All is also a determiner. There is built-in storage space in all bedrooms 85 percent of all American households owe money on mortgages He was passionate about all literature. All is also a quantifier. He was told to pack up all of his letters and personal belongings He was talking to all of us. All is also a pronoun. We produce our own hair-care products, all based on herbal recipes I'd spent all I had, every last penny. All is also an emphasizing pronoun. Milk, oily fish and egg all contain vitamin D We all admire professionalism and dedication.
14. You use all to refer to the whole of a particular period of time. George had to cut grass all afternoon She's been feeling bad all week. All is also a predeterminer. She's worked all her life He was looking at me all the time. All is also a quantifier. He spent all of that afternoon polishing the silver Two-thirds of the women interviewed think about food a lot or all of the time.
15. You use all to refer to a situation or to life in general. All is silent on the island now As you'll have read in our news pages, all has not been well of late.
16. emphasis You use all to emphasize that something is completely true, or happens everywhere or always, or on every occasion. He loves animals and he knows all about them Parts for the aircraft will be made all round the world I got scared and I ran and left her all alone He was doing it all by himself.
17. emphasis You use all at the beginning of a clause when you are emphasizing that something is the only thing that is important. He said all that remained was to agree to a time and venue All you ever want to do is go shopping! All I could say was, `I'm sorry'.
18. emphasis You use all in expressions such as in all sincerity and in all probability to emphasize that you are being sincere or that something is very likely. In all fairness he had to admit that she was neither dishonest nor lazy.
19. You use all when you are talking about an equal score in a game. For example, if the score is three all, both players or teams have three points.
20. All is used in structures such as all the more or all the better to mean even more or even better than before. The living room is decorated in pale colours that make it all the more airy.
21. emphasis You use all in expressions such as seen it all and done it all to emphasize that someone has had a lot of experience of something. women who have it all: career, husband and children Here's a man who has seen it all, tasted and heard it all.
22. emphasis You say above all to indicate that the thing you are mentioning is the most important point. Above all, chairs should be comfortable.
23. You use after all when introducing a statement which supports or helps explain something you have just said. I thought you might know somebody. After all, you're the man with connections.
24. You use after all when you are saying that something that you thought might not be the case is in fact the case. I came out here on the chance of finding you at home after all.
25. emphasis You use and all when you want to emphasize that what you are talking about includes the thing mentioned, especially when this is surprising or unusual. He dropped his sausage on the pavement and someone's dog ate it, mustard and all.
26. You use all in all to introduce a summary or general statement. We both thought that all in all it might not be a bad idea.
27. emphasis You use at all at the end of a clause to give emphasis in negative statements, conditional clauses, and questions. Robin never really liked him at all.
28. All but a particular person or thing means everyone or everything except that person or thing. The general was an unattractive man to all but his most ardent admirers.
29. You use all but to say that something is almost the case. The concrete wall that used to divide this city has now all but gone.
30. You use for all to indicate that the thing mentioned does not affect or contradict the truth of what you are saying. For all its faults, the film instantly became a classic. = despite.
31. emphasis You use for all in phrases such as for all I know, and for all he cares, to emphasize that you do not know something or that someone does not care about something. For all we know, he may even not be in this country You can go right now for all I care.
32. If you give your all or put your all into something, you make the maximum effort possible. He puts his all into every game.
33. In all means in total. There was evidence that thirteen people in all had taken part in planning the murder.
34. If something such as an activity is a particular price all in, that price includes everything that is offered. Dinner is about £25 all in.
35. emphasis You use of all to emphasize the words `first' or `last', or a superlative adjective or adverb. First of all, answer these questions Now she faces her toughest task of all.
36. emphasis You use of all in expressions such as of all people or of all things when you want to emphasize someone or something surprising. They met and fell in love in a supermarket, of all places.
37. feelings You use all in expressions like of all the cheek or of all the luck to emphasize how angry or surprised you are at what someone else has done or said. Of all the lazy, indifferent, unbusinesslike attitudes to have!.
38. emphasis You use all of before a number to emphasize how small or large an amount is. It took him all of 41 minutes to score his first goal.
39. vagueness You use all that in statements with negative meaning when you want to weaken the force of what you are saying. He wasn't all that older than we were.
40. You can say that's all at the end of a sentence when you are explaining something and want to emphasize that nothing more happens or is the case. `Why do you want to know that?' he demanded. --- `Just curious, that's all.'.
41. disapproval You use all very well to suggest that you do not really approve of something or you think that it is unreasonable. It is all very well to urge people to give more to charity when they have less, but is it really fair?.
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