all

determiner

1. 1

   Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or uncountable).

   All contestants must register for the footrace: we've arranged numbers for them all.

   List all books of which you were the sole or co-author.

   All flesh is originally grass.

   All (the) three of my nephews adore classical music.

2. 2

   Throughout the whole of (a stated period of time; generally used with units of a day or longer).

   The store is open all day and all night.

   I’ve been working on this all year.

3. 3

   Only; alone; nothing but.

   He's all talk; he never puts his ideas into practice.

   I was born to speak all mirth and no matter.

4. 4

   obsoleteAny.

   without all remedy

pronoun

1. 1

   Everything.

   Some gave all they had.

   She knows all and sees all.

   All of Jones’s maneuvers to trounce Kennedy.

   All is not well at home lately.

2. 2

   Everyone.

   A good time was had by all (of you/us/them).

   We all enjoyed the movie.

   I've got three children, of whom all are studying medicine.

   Hey all, just a quick note as I am trying to do 46 things at once and slow down a touch all at once…

3. 3

   The only thing(s).

   All that was left was a small pile of ash.

   We ate potatoes and ziti .... that's all.

4. 4

   Used after who, what, where, how and similar words, either without changing their meaning, or indicating that one expects that they cover more than one element, e.g. that "Who all attended?" is more than one person. (Some dialects only allow this to follow some words and not others.)

   Q. Now, then, when you started to go to stake the claims, who all went along?

   "I mean, you could have called us—collect, o'course—jes' to let us know how-all it's a-goin'."

   "Where all did he go? What exactly was his job?" Gary shrugged and produced a weak laugh. "I reckon the Middle East. Ain't that where all the oil is?"

   "Do you ever ask me what I want to see? Or ask me about where all I've gone, who all I've met, what all I've done? Never. Not for one second. And why? Because you don't give two hoops about me."

adverb

1. 1

   Wholly; entirely; completely; totally.

   She was sitting all alone. It suddenly went all quiet. I'm all done, Mommy! I did it all by myself.

   'Tis mystery all: th'Immortal dies

   The parson, all unaware, dully pursued his calling, perched above the exquisite derision of their glances.

2. 2

   Apiece; each.

   The score was 30 all when the rain delay started.

3. 3

   So much; used with "the" and a comparative.

   Don't want to go? All the better since I lost the tickets.

   If he leave the company, I'll have to work all the harder.

4. 4

   obsoleteEven; just.

   All as his straying flock he fed.

   A damsel lay deploring / All on a rock reclined.

5. 5

   A quotative particle, compare like.

   She was all, “Whatever.”

   So I go to my stepdad and me and him got into a fight. And I was all "Well, I don't got to stay here," and he says, "No you don't, get out of here," and I go "I will, I hate you!" And I ran.

noun

1. 1

   Everything that one is capable of.

   She gave her all, and collapsed at the finish line.

2. 2

   The totality of one's possessions.

   she therefore ordered Jenny to pack up her alls and begone, for that she was determined she should not sleep that night within her walls. […] I packed up my little all as well as I could, and went off.

3. 3

   Everything in general; all that matters.

   I will die fighting for my people, because my people are all.

   All are one and one is all.

conjunction

1. 1

   obsoleteAlthough.

   And those two froward sisters, their faire loves, / Came with them eke, all they were wondrous loth.

adjective

1. 1

   All gone; dead.

   The butter is all.

Forms

plural

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