Definition of all
1a : the whole amount, quantity, or extent of needed all the courage they had sat up all nightb : 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 all work and no play:a : completely taken up with, given to, or absorbed by became all attentionb : having or seeming to have (some physical feature) in conspicuous excess or prominence all legsc : paying full attention with all ears
7 dialect : used up : entirely consumed —used especially of food and drink
8 : being more than one person or thing I don't know who all is coming.
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Examples of all in a Sentence
I've been waiting all week to see her.
He had to walk all the way home.
She works all year round.
He'll need all the help he can get.
Someone took all the candy.
Origin and Etymology of all
Middle English all, al, from Old English eall; akin to Old High German all all
Synonym Discussion of all
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Definition of all
1a : wholly, quite sat all alone —often used as an intensive all out of proportion all over the yard it wasn't all that funnyb : selected as the best (as at a sport) within an area or organization —used in combination all-league halfback
2 obsolete : only, exclusively
3 archaic : just
4 : so much all the better for it
5 : for each side : apiece the score is two all
Examples of all in a Sentence
She has traveled all around the world.
This money will be all yours when I die.
She had buttons all down the side of her dress.
I forgot all about paying the bill.
The kids got all excited when they saw Santa Claus.
Origin and Etymology of all
see 1all
all
Definition of all
1a : the whole number, quantity, or amount : totality all that I have all of us all of the booksb —used in such phrases as for all I know, for all I care, and for all the good it does to indicate a lack of knowledge, interest, or effectiveness
2 : everybody, everything gave equal attention to all that is all
all in all
: on the whole : generally all in all, things might have been worse
and all
: and everything else especially of a kind suggested by a previous context cards to fill out with … numbers and all — Sally Quinn
Origin and Etymology of all
see 1all
all
Definition of all
: the whole of one's possessions, resources, or energy gave his all for the cause
Origin and Etymology of all
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Definition of all-
1 : other : different : atypical allogamous allotropy
2allo- : isomeric form or variety of (a specified chemical compound) allopurinol
3allo- : being one of a group whose members together constitute a structural unit especially of a language allophone
Examples of all- in a Sentence
Her all-consuming passion was music.
Origin and Etymology of all-
Greek, from allos other — more at else
ALL Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of all for English Language Learners
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: the whole, entire, total amount, quantity, or extent of
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: every member or part of
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: the whole number or sum of
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Definition of all for English Language Learners
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: entirely or completely
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: for each side or player
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Definition of all- for English Language Learners
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: entirely : completely
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: including everything
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: selected as the best at something (such as a sport) within an area or organization
ALL Defined for Kids
Definition of all for Students
1 : every one of All students can go.
2 : the whole of He sat up all night.
3 : the whole number of after all these years
4 : any whatever beyond all doubt
5 : the greatest possible Her story was told in all seriousness.
Definition of all for Students
1 : completely He sat all alone. I'm all finished.
2 : so much He is all the better for being put in another class.
3 : 2very 1 The child was all excited.
4 : for each side The score is two all.
Definition of all for Students
1 : the whole number or amount I ate all of the candy.
2 : everything All is lost.
3 : the only thing All I know is I'm done.
Medical Dictionary
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Medical Definition of ALL
acute lymphoblastic leukemia; acute lymphocytic leukemia
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