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1. Being or representing the entire or total number, amount, or quantity: All the windows are open. Deal all the cards. See Synonyms at whole. |
2. Constituting, being, or representing the total extent or the whole: all Christendom. |
3. Being the utmost possible of: argued the case in all seriousness. |
4. Every: got into all manner of trouble. |
5. Any whatsoever: beyond all doubt. |
6. Pennsylvania Finished; used up: The apples are all. See Regional Note at gum band. |
7. Informal Being more than one: Who all came to the party? See Regional Note at you-all. |
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adverb |
1. Wholly; completely: a room painted all white; directions that were all wrong. |
2. Each; apiece: a score of five all. |
3. So much: I am all the better for that experience. |
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idiom |
1. all along From the beginning; throughout: saw through the disguise all along. |
2. all but Nearly; almost: all but crying with relief. |
3. all in Tired; exhausted. |
4. all in all Everything being taken into account: All in all, the criticism seemed fair. |
5. all of Informal Not more than: a conversation that took all of five minutes. |
6. all that Informal To the degree expected. |
7. all there Mentally unimpaired or competent. |
8. all the same Notwithstanding; nevertheless. |
9. all the same Of no difference, immaterial. |
10. all told With everything considered; in all: All told, we won 100 games. |
11. and all And other things of the same type: "The only thing they seemed to have in common was their cowboy gear, ten-gallon hats and all” ( Edward Chen). |
12. at all In any way: unable to walk at all. |
13. at all To any extent; whatever: not at all sorry. |
14. in all Considering everything; all together: In all, it rained for two hours. I bought four hats, in all. |
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pronoun |
1. The entire or total number, amount, or quantity; totality: All of us are sick. All that I have is yours. |
2. Everyone; everything: justice for all. |
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