ALL meanings of all
all
A a - adverb all only; exclusively: He spent his income all on pleasure. 1
- adverb all each; apiece: The score was one all. 1
- adverb all Archaic. even; just. 1
- idioms all above all, before everything else; chiefly: Above all, the little girl wanted a piano. 1
- idioms all after all, in spite of the circumstances; notwithstanding: He came in time after all. 1
- idioms all all at once. once (def 9). 1
- idioms all all but, almost; very nearly: These batteries are all but dead. 1
- idioms all all in, Northern and Western U.S. very tired; exhausted: We were all in at the end of the day. 1
- idioms all all in all, everything considered; in general: All in all, her health is greatly improved. altogether: There were twelve absentees all in all. everything; everything regarded as important: Painting became his all in all. 1
- idioms all all in hand, Printing, Journalism. (of the copy for typesetting a particular article, book, issue, etc.) in the possession of the compositor. 1
- idioms all all in the wind, Nautical. too close to the wind. 1
- idioms all all out, with all available means or effort: We went all out to win the war. 1
- idioms all all over, finished; done; ended. everywhere; in every part. in every respect; typically. 1
- idioms all all standing, Nautical. in such a way and so suddenly that sails or engines are still set to propel a vessel forward: The ship ran aground all standing. fully clothed: The crew turned in all standing. fully equipped, as a vessel. 1
- idioms all all that, remarkably; entirely; decidedly (used in negative constructions): It's not all that different from your other house. 1
- idioms all all the better, more advantageous; so much the better: If the sun shines it will be all the better for our trip. 1
- idioms all all there, Informal. mentally competent; not insane or feeble-minded: Some of his farfetched ideas made us suspect that he wasn't all there. 1
- idioms all all the same. same (def 9). 1
- idioms all all told. told (def 2). 1
- idioms all all up, Printing, Journalism. (of copy) completely set in type. Informal. with no vestige of hope remaining: It's all up with George—they've caught him. 1
- idioms all and all, together with every other associated or connected attribute, object, or circumstance: What with the snow and all, we may be a little late. 1
- idioms all at all, in the slightest degree: I wasn't surprised at all. for any reason: Why bother at all? in any way: no offense at all. 1
- idioms all for all (that), in spite of; notwithstanding: For all that, it was a good year. 1
- idioms all in all, all included; all together: a hundred guests in all. 1
- idioms all once and for all, for the last time; finally: The case was settled once and for all when the appeal was denied. 1
- noun all Expressions like all the farther and all the higher occur chiefly in informal speech: This is all the farther the bus goes. That's all the higher she can jump. Elsewhere as far as and as high as are generally used: This is as far as the bus goes. That's as high as she can jump. Although some object to the inclusion of of in such phrases as all of the students and all of the contracts and prefer to omit it, the construction is entirely standard. See also already, alright, altogether. 1
- adjective all every bit of 1
- adjective all every one of 1
- adjective all time: the entirety of 1
- adjective all extent: the entirety of 1
- adverb all completely 1
- adjective all duration: the entirety of 1
- abbreviation ALL any 1
- adverb all score: apiece, each 1
- noun all best effort 1
- pronoun all every single one 1
- pronoun all everything 1
- pronoun all whole number 1
- noun all (with a possessive pronoun) Everything possible. 0
- noun all (Countable Noun) The totality of one's possessions. 0
- adverb all (degree) intensifier. 0
- adverb all (poetic) Entirely. 0
- adverb all Apiece; each. 0
- adverb all (degree) So much. 0
- adverb all (dialect, Pennsylvania) All gone; dead. 0
- adverb all (Obsolete (No longer in use)) (poetic) even; just. 0
- conjunction all (Obsolete (No longer in use)) although. 0
- determiner all Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or uncountable). 0
- determiner all Throughout the whole of (a stated period of time; generally used with units of a day or longer). 0
- determiner all Everyone. 0