1all
adjective \ˈol\
: the whole, entire, total amount, quantity, or extent of
: every member or part of
: the whole number or sum of
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
: every <
all manner of hardship>
5
: any whatever <beyond
all doubt>
6
: nothing but
: only:
a
: completely taken up with, given to, or absorbed by<became
all attention>
b
: having or seeming to have (some physical feature) in con****uous excess or prominence <
all legs>
c
: paying full attention with <
all ears>
7
dial : used up
: entirely consumed —used especially of food and drink
8
: being more than one person or thing <who
all is coming>
—
all the: as much of … as
: as much of a … as <
all the home I ever had>
Examples of ALL
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.
2all
adverb: entirely or completely
: for each side or player
Full Definition of ALL1
a
: wholly,
quite <sat
all alone> —often used as an intensive <
all out of proportion> <
all over the yard> <it wasn't
all that funny>
b
: selected as the best (as at a sport) within an area or organization —used in combination <
all-league halfback>
2
obsolete : only,
exclusively3
archaic : just4
: so much <
all the better for it>
5
: for each side
: apiece <the score is two
all>

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Examples of ALL
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.
3all
pronoun, singular or plural in constructionDefinition of ALL1
a
: the whole number, quantity, or amount
: totality <
allthat I have> <
all of us> <
all of the books>
b —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>
4all
nounDefinition of ALL
: the whole of one's possessions, resources, or energy<gave his
all for the cause>