Main Entry: ¹all

Pronunciation: \ˈȯl\

Function: adjective

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

Date: before 12th century

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>

synonyms see whole

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