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predeterminer
- 1. used to refer to the whole quantity or extent of a particular group or thing: "all the people I met" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. used for emphasis.
- 2. (in games) used after a number to indicate an equal score: "after extra time it was still two all"
noun
- 1. the whole of one's energy or interest: "giving their all for what they believed"
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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.
the only and small amount or number of something you have:
adjective. quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class. “we sat up all night”. “ate all the food”. “ all men are mortal”. “ all parties are welcome”. synonyms: each. (used of count nouns) every one considered individually.
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.
All definition: Being or representing the entire or total number, amount, or quantity.
pronoun. the whole quantity or amount: He ate all of the peanuts. All are gone. the whole number; every one: all of us. everything: Is that all you want to say? All is lost. noun. one's whole interest, energy, or property:
1. predeterminer. You use all to indicate that you are referring to the whole of a particular group or thing or to everyone or everything of a particular kind. ...the restaurant that Hugh and all his friends go to. 2. determiner. You use all to refer to the whole of a particular period of time. George had to cut grass all afternoon. 3. pronoun.
The candidates claim to have different views but, when all is said and done, they're very much alike. ALL meaning: 1 : the whole, entire, total amount, quantity, or extent of; 2 : every member or part of used with a plural noun or pronoun to mean that a statement is true of every person or thing in a group.
ALL definition: 1. every person or thing in a group: 2. the whole amount of something: 3. the whole of a period…. Learn more.
• You use all people when talking about every person in the world. • You can also say: All people who take part in sport should have regular check-ups. Almost all people with the disease have smoked at some time in their lives. • You use all people with a relative clause or that clause, which shows which group of people you are talking about.
