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[1] the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration): all the cake; all the way; all year.
[2] the whole number of (used in referring to individuals or particulars, taken collectively): all students.
[3] the greatest possible (used in referring to quality or degree): with all due respect; with all speed.
[4] every: all kinds; all sorts.
[5] any; any whatever: beyond all doubt.
[6] nothing but; only: The coat is all wool.
[7] dominated by or as if by the conspicuous possession or use of a particular feature: The colt was all legs. They were all ears, listening attentively to everything she said.
[8] Chiefly Pennsylvania German . all gone; consumed; finished: The pie is all.
[9] the whole quantity or amount: He ate all of the peanuts. All are gone.
[10] the whole number; every one: all of us.
[11] everything: Is that all you want to say? All is lost.
[12] one's whole interest, energy, or property: to give one's all; to lose one's all.
[13] (often initial capital letter ) the entire universe.
[14] wholly; entirely; completely: all alone.
[15] only; exclusively: He spent his income all on pleasure.
[16] each; apiece: The score was one all.
[17] Archaic . even; just.
[18] above all , before everything else; chiefly: Above all, the little girl wanted a piano.
[19] after all , in spite of the circumstances; notwithstanding: He came in time after all.
[20] all at once . once(def 9) .
[21] all but , almost; very nearly: These batteries are all but dead.
[22] all in , Northern and Western U.S. very tired; exhausted: We were all in at the end of the day.
[23] all in all , everything considered; in general: All in all, her health is greatly improved. altogether: There were twelve absentees all in all. everything; everything regarded as important: Painting became his all in all.
[24] all in hand , Printing , Journalism . (of the copy for typesetting a particular article, book, issue, etc.) in the possession of the compositor.
[25] all in the wind , Nautical . too close to the wind.
[26] all out , with all available means or effort: We went all out to win the war.
[27] all over , finished; done; ended. everywhere; in every part. in every respect; typically.
[28] all standing , Nautical . in such a way and so suddenly that sails or engines are still set to propel a vessel forward: The ship ran aground all standing. fully clothed: The crew turned in all standing. fully equipped, as a vessel.
[29] all that , remarkably; entirely; decidedly (used in negative constructions): It's not all that different from your other house.
[30] all the better , more advantageous; so much the better: If the sun shines it will be all the better for our trip.
[31] all there , Informal . mentally competent; not insane or feeble-minded: Some of his farfetched ideas made us suspect that he wasn't all there.
[32] all the same . same(def 9) .
[33] all told . told(def 2) .
[34] all up , Printing , Journalism . (of copy) completely set in type. Informal . with no vestige of hope remaining: It's all up with George—they've caught him.
[35] and all , together with every other associated or connected attribute, object, or circumstance: What with the snow and all, we may be a little late.
[36] at all , in the slightest degree: I wasn't surprised at all. for any reason: Why bother at all? in any way: no offense at all.
[37] for all (that) , in spite of; notwithstanding: For all that, it was a good year.
[38] in all , all included; all together: a hundred guests in all.
[39] once and for all , for the last time; finally: The case was settled once and for all when the appeal was denied.
[40] a combining form meaning “other,” used in the formation of compound words (allotrope ) and in chemistry to denote the more stable of two geometric isomers.
[41] variant of allo- before a vowel: allonym.
[42] the whole quantity or amount of; totality of; every one of a class all the rice ; all men are mortal (as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural ) all of it is nice ; all are welcome (in combination with a noun used as a modifier ) an all-ticket match ; an all-amateur tournament ; an all-night sitting
[43] the greatest possible in all earnestness
[44] any whatever to lose all hope of recovery ; beyond all doubt
[45] above all most of all; especially
[46] after all See after (def. 11)
[47] all along all the time
[48] all but almost; nearly all but dead
[49] all of no less or smaller than she's all of thirteen years
[50] all over finished; at an end the affair is all over between us over the whole area (of something); everywhere (in, on, etc) all over England typically; representatively (in the phrase that's me (you, him, us, them, etc ) all over ) Also (Irish): all out unduly effusive towards sport in a dominant position over
[51] See all in
[52] all in all everything considered all in all, it was a great success the object of one's attention or interest you are my all in all
[53] all that or that (usually used with a negative) informal (intensifier) she's not all that intelligent
[54] all the (foll by a comparative adjective or adverb ) so much (more or less) than otherwise we must work all the faster now
[55] all too definitely but regrettably it's all too true
[56] and all British informal as well; too and you can take that smile off your face and all Southern African a parenthetical filler phrase used at the end of a statement to make a sl ight pause in speaking
[57] and all that informal and similar or associated things; et cetera coffee, tea, and all that will be served in the garden used as a filler or to make what precedes more vague: in this sense, it often occurs with concessive force she was sweet and pretty and all that, but I still didn't like her See that (def. 4)
[58] as all that as one might expect or hope she's not as pretty as all that, but she has personality
[59] at all (used with a negative or in a question) in any way whatsoever or to any extent or degree I didn't know that at all even so; anyway I'm surprised you came at all
[60] be all for informal to be strongly in favour of
[61] be all that informal , mainly US to be exceptionally good, talented, or attractive
[62] for all in so far as; to the extent that for all anyone knows, he was a baron notwithstanding for all my pushing, I still couldn't move it
[63] for all that in spite of that he was a nice man for all that
[64] in all altogether there were five of them in all
[65] (in scores of games) apiece; each the score at half time was three all
[66] completely all alone
[67] be all … informal used for emphasis when introducing direct speech or nonverbal communication he was all, 'I'm not doing that'
[68] (preceded by my, your, his, etc ) (one's) complete effort or interest to give your all ; you are my all
[69] totality or whole
[70] a variant of allo-
[71] indicating difference, variation, or opposition allopathy ; allomorph ; allophone ; allonym

Words related to All

alone, only, fully, exactly, quite, purely, entirely, totally, total, everything, everyone, group, whole, altogether, wholly, complete, entire, full, gross, outright

Words nearby All

alkylating drug, alkylation, alkylic, alkyne, alkyne series, all, all along, all along the line, all and sundry, all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others, all at once

Origin of All

o-< Greek, combining form of állos other; cognate with Latin alius, else

Words that may be confused with All

all, awl, (see, usage, note, at, the, current, entry)

Other words from All

Related prefixes: pan-, panto-

Word origin for All

o-from Greek allos other, different

Synonyms for All

complete, entire, full, greatest, gross, outright, perfect, total, utter