all

noun

: the whole of one's possessions, resources, or energy

gave his all for the cause

Word History

Etymology

nominal use of the pronoun all entry 3

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing all

• abandon/drop all pretense at
• a bit of all right
• above all
• after all
• against (all) expectations
• against all logic
• Against all odds
• all agog
• all along
• all-America
• all-American
• all and sundry
• all-around
• all bets are off
• all but
• all but certain to
• (all) by one's lonesome
• all caps
• (all) choked up
• all clear
• all-consuming
• all-day
• all decked out
• all ears
• all-embracing
• all-encompassing
• all-expenses-paid
• all eyes
• all eyes are on
• all fingers and thumbs
• all-fired
• all for
• all for naught
• (all) for the best
• all fours
• all get-out
• all go
• all hail
• all-hands-on-deck
• all heart
• all hell breaks loose
• all hours
• all-important
• all in
• all in a day's work
• all in all
• all-inclusive
• all in favor
• (all) in good time
• all in one
• all in one's head
• all in one's mind
• (all) in one whack
• all in the past
• all its own
• all kinds of
• all kinds/sorts/types
• all manner of
• all mouth (and no trousers/action)
• all-natural
• all-night
• all-nighter
• all of
• all of a sudden
• all (of) the time
• all of us
• all one can do
• all-or-none
• all-or-nothing
• all/other things being equal
• all out
• all outward appearances
• all over
• all over again
• all over the joint
• all over the lot
• all over the map
• all over the place
• all over the shop
• all-pervasive
• all-points bulletin
• all points/every point of the compass
• all-powerful
• all present and accounted for
• all present and correct
• all-pro
• all-purpose
• all right
• all right already
• all-round
• all-rounder
• (all) round the year
• all set
• all's fair in love and war
• all show
• all-singing, all-dancing
• all smiles
• all someone's own
• all sorts of
• all-star
• all's well that ends well
• all talk
• all talk and no action
• all-terrain vehicle
• all that
• all that business
• all that jazz
• all (that) one can do
• all the
• (all) the best
• all the better
• all the difference in the world
• all the fashion
• all the feels
• all the hours God sends
• all the hullabaloo
• (all) the livelong day
• all the more
• (all) the more so
• (all) the rage
• all the same
• all the same to
• all the time
• all the time in the world
• all the trimmings
• all the way
• all the while
• all things considered
• all things to all people/men
• all this way
• all thumbs
• all-time
• all-timer
• all told
• all too
• all too often
• all too real
• all too soon
• all to yourself/himself/herself/themselves
• all very well
• all walks of life
• all well and good
• all wet
• all-wheel
• all-wheel drive
• all-world
• all year round
• an all-star cast
• and all
• answer to all my prayers
• answer to all someone's prayers
• as all get-out
• at all
• at all costs
• at all events
• at all hours
• at all hours of the day
• at all times
• bare (it) all
• be-all and end-all
• best of all
• beyond (all) expectations
• beyond (all) recognition
• brought it all back
• by all means
• by all odds
• by all rights
• by/from all accounts
• by/from all reports
• can't wait all day
• carry all/everything before (one)
• catch-all
• chuck it (all) in
• come one, come all
• cover-all
• cover all the bases
• cure-all
• cynosure of all eyes
• Damn it all
• dash it (all)
• don't have all day
• end it all
• exhaust (all) the possibilities
• exhausted all the possibilities
• fall all over oneself
• fire on all cylinders
• for all
• for all intents and purposes
• for all one is worth
• for all one knows
• for all practical purposes
• for all (someone) cares
• for all someone is worth
• for all that
• for all the world
• for good and all
• free-for-all
• from all quarters
• get (all) dolled up
• get (all) misty
• get away from it all
• give one's all
• go all in
• go all out
• go all the way
• go the way of all flesh
• got it all wrong
• have (all) one's bases covered
• have (all) the earmarks
• have (all) the makings of
• have (all) the markings of
• have all the time in the world
• have/know all the answers
• haven't got all day
• have (someone or something) (all) to oneself
• have (something) (all) to oneself
• have (something) written all over it
• hold (all/all of) the cards
• hold all the aces
• if (at all) possible
• if/when all else fails
• if you've seen one, you've seen them all
• in all
• in all conscience
• in all/everything but name
• in (all) fairness
• in all honesty
• in all innocence
• in all likelihood
• in all my born days
• in all one's glory
• in all probability
• in all seriousness
• in all sincerity
• in all someone's life
• in all weathers
• it's all relative
• it will all come out in the wash
• jack-of-all-trades
• jack-of-all-trades, master of none
• jump all over
• know-all
• know-it-all
• laugh all the way to the bank
• lay/put (all/all of) one's cards on the table
• least of all
• let it all hang out
• lose all self-control
• make all the difference
• making all the right noises
• not all there
• not at all
• not for all the tea in China
• of all people
• of all places
• of all stripes
• of all (the)
• of all the nerve
• of all things
• of all time
• on all cylinders
• on all hands
• on all/several counts
• once and for all
• one and all
• one-size-fits-all
• pin all one's hopes on
• pull an all-nighter
• pull out all the stops
• put all one's eggs in one basket
• sacrificed all
• save-all
• say it all
• sod all
• some people/guys have all the luck
• still and all
• take no time at all
• tell-all
• that is all
• that's about it/all
• that's all
• the all clear
• the be-all and end-all
• the best of all (possible) worlds
• the mother of all
• till/until all hours
• time heals all wounds
• to all intents and purposes
• to/by all (outward) appearances
• to crown it all
• to end all
• to top it all
• to top it (all) off
• touch all the bases
• underneath it all
• warts-and-all
• what all
• what's (all) this/that in aid of?
• when all is said and done
• winner takes all
• with (all) (due) respect
• with all one's heart
• with all one's might
• with all one's strength
• worst of all
• written all over someone's face
• you-all

Rhymes for all

• ahl
• aul
• bawl
• brawl
• call
• caul
• crawl
• dol
• doll
• drawl
• fall
• gall

Kids Definition

all

1 of 3 adjective

ˈȯl 

1

a

: the whole of

sat up all night

b

: as much as possible

in all seriousness

2

: every one of

all students can go

3

: any whatever

beyond all doubt

all

2 of 3 adverb

1

: wholly, altogether

sat all alone

all across the country

2

: so much

all the better for it

3

: for each side : apiece

the score is two all

all

3 of 3 pronoun

1

a

: the whole number, quantity, or amount

all that I have

all of us

b

—used in such phrases as for all I know, for all I care, and for all the good it does to show a lack of knowledge, interest, or effectiveness

2

: everyone, everything

known to all

sacrificed all for love

Medical Definition

ALL

abbreviation

acute lymphoblastic leukemia; acute lymphocytic leukemia