Main Entry:

¹all

Pronunciation:

\ˈȯl\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle English all, al, from Old English eall; akin to Old High German all all

Date:

before 12th century

1 a: the whole amount, quantity, or extent of <needed all the courage they had> <sat up all night> b: as much as possible <spoke in all seriousness>2: every member or individual component of <all men will go> <all five children were present>3: the whole number or sum of <all the angles of a triangle are equal to two right angles>4: every <all manner of hardship>5: any whatever <beyond all doubt>6: nothing but : only : a: completely taken up with, given to, or absorbed by <became all attention> b: having or seeming to have (some physical feature) in conspicuous excess or prominence <all legs> c: paying full attention with <all ears> 7dialect : used up : entirely consumed —used especially of food and drink8: being more than one person or thing <who all is coming>

synonyms see whole

— all the

: as much of…as : as much of a…as <all the home I ever had>