all

¹all

adj \ˈȯl\

Definition of ALL

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 conspicuous excess or prominence <all legs> c : 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 <who all is coming>

— all the

: as much of … as : as much of a … as <all the home I ever had>

Examples of ALL

1. I've been waiting all week to see her.
2. He had to walk all the way home.
3. She works all year round.
4. He'll need all the help he can get.
5. Someone took all the candy.

Origin of ALL

Middle English all, al, from Old English eall; akin to Old High German all all

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to ALL

Synonyms: whole, concentrated, entire, exclusive, focused (also focussed), undivided

Antonyms: diffuse, divided, scattered

Related Words: absolute, complete, full, lump, teetotal, thorough, total, unadulterated, unalloyed, unqualified, utter; comprehensive, intact, integral, perfect, unbroken

Near Antonyms: deficient, fragmental, fragmentary, halfway, incomplete, partial

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Rhymes with ALL

awl, ball, bawl, brawl, call, caul, crawl, doll, drawl, fall, gall, hall, haul, kraal, mall, maul, moll, pall, pawl, Saul, scall, scrawl, shawl, small, spall, sprawl, squall, stall, tall, thrall, trawl, wall, yawl