From Middle English all, from Old English eall, from Proto-West Germanic *all, from Proto-Germanic *allaz, of uncertain origin but perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“all”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots a, a', aa, aal, aw (“all”), Yola aal, al, all, aul (“all”), North Frisian aal, aale, ale, ali, åle (“all”), Saterland Frisian al (“already”), aal (“all”), West Frisian alle (“all”), Dutch al (“all”), German and Luxembourgish all (“all”), Vilamovian oły, ołły (“all”), Yiddish אַלע (ale, “all”), Danish al (“all”), Faroese and Icelandic allur (“all”), Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish all (“all”), Norwegian Nynorsk aillj, all (“all”), Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls, “all”); also Breton and Welsh holl (“all”), Cornish oll (“all”), Irish alig, eile, uile, uileag, uilig (“all”), Manx ooilley (“all”), Scottish Gaelic uile, uileag (“all”), Lithuanian aliái (“every”), Armenian ողջ (oġǰ, “entire, whole”).
The dialectal sense “all gone” is a calque of German alle. The use in who all, where all etc. also has equivalents in German (see alles).
From Middle English all, from Old English eall, from Proto-West Germanic *all, from Proto-Germanic *allaz, of uncertain origin but perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“all”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots a, a', aa, aal, aw (“all”), Yola aal, al, all, aul (“all”), North Frisian aal, aale, ale, ali, åle (“all”), Saterland Frisian al (“already”), aal (“all”), West Frisian alle (“all”), Dutch al (“all”), German and Luxembourgish all (“all”), Vilamovian oły, ołły (“all”), Yiddish אַלע (ale, “all”), Danish al (“all”), Faroese and Icelandic allur (“all”), Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish all (“all”), Norwegian Nynorsk aillj, all (“all”), Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls, “all”); also Breton and Welsh holl (“all”), Cornish oll (“all”), Irish alig, eile, uile, uileag, uilig (“all”), Manx ooilley (“all”), Scottish Gaelic uile, uileag (“all”), Lithuanian aliái (“every”), Armenian ողջ (oġǰ, “entire, whole”).
The dialectal sense “all gone” is a calque of German alle. The use in who all, where all etc. also has equivalents in German (see alles).
'Tis mystery all: th'Immortal dies 1738, Charles Wesley, “And can it be that I should gain”, in John Wesley, editor, A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, Charlestown: Lewis Timothy, →OCLC:
She was sitting all alone.
It suddenly went all quiet.
I'm all done, Mommy! I did it all by myself.
The parson, all unaware, dully pursued his calling, perched above the exquisite derision of their glances. 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 127:
(not-comparable) Apiece; each.
The score was 30 all when the rain delay started.
(not-comparable, qualifier:degree) So much; used with "the" and a comparative.
Don't want to go? All the better since I lost the tickets.
If he leave the company, I'll have to work all the harder.
(not-comparable, obsolete, poetic) Even; just.
All as his straying flock he fed. 1579, Edmund Spenser, The Shepheardes Calender, London: Hugh Singleton, →OCLC:
A damsel lay deploring / All on a rock reclined. 1715, John Gay, What D’ye Call It?, London: Bernard Lintott, →OCLC:
(not-comparable) A quotative particle, compare like.
She was all, “Whatever.”
So I go to my stepdad and me and him got into a fight. And I was all "Well, I don't got to stay here," and he says, "No you don't, get out of here," and I go "I will, I hate you!" And I ran. 1991, Elliott Currie, “Cindi Richardson”, in Dope and Trouble: Portraits of Delinquent Youth, Pantheon Books, page 121:
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ar كُلّ (wholly) · zea glad (wholly) · ca tot (wholly) · fi ihan (wholly) · fr tous (wholly) · da per styk (apiece) · af alle (wholly) · nl elk (apiece) · sk tak (so much) · de vollkommen (wholly) · de total (wholly) · ca totalment (wholly) · id sama (apiece) · fi sitä (so much) · fi kokonaan (wholly) · ga go léir (wholly) · ms semua (wholly) · zea zòvees te (so much) · gl todo (wholly) · sh sve (so much) · ckb ھەموو (wholly) · gd gu lèir (wholly) · el εντελώς (wholly) · ja すっかり (wholly) · ko 각각 (apiece) · fi tasan (apiece) · sk úplne (wholly) · fr toute (wholly) · tr tümden (wholly) · tr bütünüyle (wholly) · sv fullständigt (wholly) · pl całkowicie (wholly) · nl alles (wholly) · fa همه (wholly) · pl kompletnie (wholly) · de völlig (wholly) · ko 각(各)) (apiece) · ro toate (wholly) · ko 그만큼 (so much) · cs všechno (wholly) · es todo (wholly) · da fuldstændig (wholly) · gd na h-uile (apiece) · pl zupełnie (wholly) · ro toata (wholly) · pt tudo (wholly) · sv helt (wholly) · da hver (apiece) · ro toți (wholly) · de ganz (wholly) · ga ar fad (wholly) · da aldeles (wholly) · de pro Stück (apiece) · zh 都 (wholly) · he לגמרי (wholly) · nl totaal (wholly) · fr toutes (wholly) · ru совсе́м (wholly) · zea elk (apiece) · sco aw (wholly) · ro tot (wholly) · sk tým (so much) · ja 完全に (wholly) · ko 아주 (wholly) · fi täysin (wholly) · zh 所有 (wholly) · sh sav (apiece) · nl per stuk (apiece) · it tutto (wholly) · he כל (apiece) · el όλα (apiece) · fi tyystin (wholly) · ar جَمِيع (wholly) · ru по́лностью (wholly) · mrw lempes (wholly) · tr tamamen (wholly) · nl helemaal (wholly) · fr tout (wholly) · sh sve (wholly) · fi aivan (wholly) · ko 만큼 (so much)
all en · CCONJ
Pronunciation
[oːɫ] (Australia, New-Zealand)
[ɑɫ] (General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal) of Canada
ôl (Received-Pronunciation)
/ɔl/ (General-American) without the cot–caught merger
From Middle English all, from Old English eall, from Proto-West Germanic *all, from Proto-Germanic *allaz, of uncertain origin but perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“all”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots a, a', aa, aal, aw (“all”), Yola aal, al, all, aul (“all”), North Frisian aal, aale, ale, ali, åle (“all”), Saterland Frisian al (“already”), aal (“all”), West Frisian alle (“all”), Dutch al (“all”), German and Luxembourgish all (“all”), Vilamovian oły, ołły (“all”), Yiddish אַלע (ale, “all”), Danish al (“all”), Faroese and Icelandic allur (“all”), Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish all (“all”), Norwegian Nynorsk aillj, all (“all”), Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls, “all”); also Breton and Welsh holl (“all”), Cornish oll (“all”), Irish alig, eile, uile, uileag, uilig (“all”), Manx ooilley (“all”), Scottish Gaelic uile, uileag (“all”), Lithuanian aliái (“every”), Armenian ողջ (oġǰ, “entire, whole”).
The dialectal sense “all gone” is a calque of German alle. The use in who all, where all etc. also has equivalents in German (see alles).
Meanings
(obsolete) Although.
And those two froward sisters, their faire loves, / Came with them eke, all they were wondrous loth. 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, volume 2, London: Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
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you all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all y'all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all hat and no cattle (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · almost all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-year-round (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all there (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all together (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all the more (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · for all the world to see (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all the sudden (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · Jill-of-all-trades (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all cats are grey in the dark (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · winner take all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · any-and-all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-boys (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · fire on all cylinders (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · go all around the Wrekin (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · damn you all to hell (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · written all over it (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · let it all hang out (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · one's fingers are all thumbs (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · master of all one surveys (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · it takes all sorts to make a world (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · to all intents and purposes (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-run four (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · after all is said and done (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all to one (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · All Hallows' Day (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · if all else fails (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-up service (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-in-one nappy (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · fuck all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · eat-all-you-can (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · alnight (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all good (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · at all adventures (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · for all intense purposes (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · a bit of all right (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all dogged up (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-in-one diaper (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · leave it all out there (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all right (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all of the sudden (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · in all modesty (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-wheel (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · winner-take-all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all things come to those who wait (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · cover all the bases (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all y'all's (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-heal (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all of a doodah (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all cry and no wool (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · the love of money is the root of all evil (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-in-two (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · touch 'em all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · warts and all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · catchall (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · sod all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · the pleasure is all mine (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · lack-all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · when all is said and done (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all over someone like a rash (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all over the gaff (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · coveralls (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all the hours God sends (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · crown it all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · still and all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all ends up (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · it takes all kinds to make a world (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-trans retinoic acid (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · lost with all hands (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · spend-all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · in all conscience (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all fours (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-electric (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-woman (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · dammit all to hell (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-around (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · allwhere (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · in all probability (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · with all one's heart (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all righto (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all kinds of (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all hands to the pump (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · can do this all day (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all mouth and no trousers (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · of all people (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · All Saints (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-season tire (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · at all hands (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all that jazz (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all dressed up and no place to go (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · know-it-all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all over the place like a mad woman's custard (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · catch-all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all fall down (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all bedlam breaks loose (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · walk all over (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · play it for all it's worth (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-expense (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all that one's life is worth (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · turtles all the way down (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · that's all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-round (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · at all hours (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all motion and no meat (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-ticket (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all clear (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-mighty (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all hands on deck (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all but dissertation (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · winner-takes-all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · allspice (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all garnish and no meat (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all sixes and nines (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · with all due respect (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-up weight (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · alday (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all in a day's work (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all dressed up with no place to go (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all bark but no bite (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · till all hours (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all points of the compass (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · boots and all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-embracing (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all mouth and trousers (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-outer (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all ears (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all over the shop (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · for all intended purposes (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all hell breaks loose (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · for all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · know-all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-a-mort (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · not at all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · to all appearance (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-overishness (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · piss all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · you're all right (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-weather friend (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-perfect (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all o' y'all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all lives matter (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all perfect (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · eff all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · come-all-ye (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · play all one's cards (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · of all conscience (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all the tea in China (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · jump all over (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-arounder (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · cover all of the bases (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · suck up all the oxygen in (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · allsorts (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · if it's all the same (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all hail (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · end it all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all is fair in love and war (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all at once (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · monarch of all one surveys (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all the way (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all inclusive (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all singing, all dancing (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-time (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all expenses paid (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all fart and no poo (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · jack of all trades (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all aboard (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all around (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · coverall (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · hold all the aces (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · be-all end-all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all told (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · if that don't beat all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · third time pays for all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · your all's (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-devouring (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all one's life's worth (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · alwise (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · hold all the cards (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · tell all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-seeingness (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · by all reports (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · with all the salt in the Dead Sea (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all bark and no bite (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all manner of (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all the gear and no idea (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all talk and no action (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-court (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all over the place (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · Jack of all Trades (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · time heals all wounds (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · it's all Chinese to me (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all up with (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-dressed (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-or-nothing (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all the world and Little Billing (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · after all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · shit all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all dressed up with nowhere to go (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · top it all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · naff all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-American (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all found (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all jokes aside (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-englobing (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all that (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-present (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all one's taste is in one's mouth (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · warts-and-all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · free-for-all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · Jack-of-all-trades (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all cats are beautiful (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-purpose flour (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all one (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · make all the running (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all kidding aside (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all ages (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-party (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · of all places (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-hands (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all but (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all flags flying (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · any and all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all for nought (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · for all intents and purposes (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · for the love of all that is good (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · dick all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-day breakfast (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · and all this (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all fur coat and no knickers (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · allseed (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all rights reserved (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · it takes all kinds (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · beat all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all wax and no wick (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-out (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all and some (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-female (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · be-all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · allmouth (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all the marbles (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all of (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-hail (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-knowing (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · come-all-you (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all good things come to an end (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · for all someone cares (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · it's all over the screen (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all fingers and thumbs (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · as all get-out (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all the best (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all the while (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all day (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · winner takes all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · reply all storm (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all over the board (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-seater (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all the world (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all it's cracked up to be (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-girls (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-welded (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all together now (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-in-two nappy (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-night (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · if that doesn't beat all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-in-two diaper (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · life is not all beer and skittles (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · winners take all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all the go (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · barefoot all over (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-star (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-comers (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-sliming (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-gender (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · at all costs (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all hands (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · in all its branches (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-operator (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · the winner takes it all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · time heals all hurts (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all bluff and bluster (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · it's all g (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all politics is local (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all out (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all hope abandon ye who enter here (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · that's all there is to it (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · for the love of all that is holy (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · allist (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · in all likelihood (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all dressed (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all along (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-everything (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all for (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · screw all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · be all about (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · Jill-of-all-trades and mistress of none (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · in all one's born days (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-as-one (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all one likes (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-good (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all of a sudden (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-weather tyre (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · at all events (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · until all hours (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · for all intensive purposes (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · mother of all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · to all appearances (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-or-none (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all too well (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-you-can-eat (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-in (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-figure number (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-roader (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all over again (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all alone (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · Provo all-star (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · it's all relative (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all to (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all that glitters (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · think all one's Christmases have come at once (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-seeing (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · least of all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all cows eat grass (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · one and all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all nighter (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · against all expectations (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · allheal (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · check all the boxes (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-in wrestling (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · some people have all the luck (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all mops and brooms (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · Jack of all trades (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-male (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · of all things (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · who ate all the pies (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all change (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · catch-all party (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · tell-all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · take someone for all they've got (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-seeing eye (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-pervading (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · cap it all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · for all the world (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · fuck-all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all eyes are on (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all sizzle and no steak (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · for all of someone (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · that's all Greek to me (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · damn all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all smiles (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · with all one's might (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · and so say all of us (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all of one's taste is in one's mouth (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-caps (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all fart and no shit (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all wet (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all one word (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · time heals all things (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · written all over someone's face (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-loving (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · heal-all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · legs all the way to one's neck (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · allyou (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all sixes and sevens (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all the way to Sunday (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all hands to the deck (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-dayer (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all that glitters is not gold (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all too (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all roads lead to Sydney (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · cry all the way to the bank (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all one wants (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · by all accounts (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · out of all proportion (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · allose (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · today we are all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · I haven't got all day (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-day sucker (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all over the lot (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all other things being equal (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-purpose (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all students take calculus (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · give one's all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · suck all the oxygen out of (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · of all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · on all-fours (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · money is the root of all evil (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-becrushing (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all standing (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all rightie (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all righty (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · contrary to all expectations (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · cover all of one's bases (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · Mother of all Bombs (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · could go all day (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all bets are off (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-courter (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · in all but name (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · thank you all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all over the map (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · against all odds (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · war to end all war (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all over oneself (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all things to all people (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · is all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-singing all-dancing (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all correct (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · square root of fuck all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all the less (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · it'll be all right on the night (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · Jack-at-all-trades (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · not all it's cracked up to be (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · alkin (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · pull an all-nighter (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all quiet on the Western Front (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · king of all one surveys (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-night-man (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all in one piece (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · Uncle Tom Cobley and all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · at all risks (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all holiday (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · make all the difference (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · the first turn of the screw pays all debts (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all or nothing (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · say it all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-risks (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · first of all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all roads lead to Rome (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all cats are grey at night (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · fount of all wisdom (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · go the way of all flesh (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all about (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all night (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · alwhite (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · you-all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-one polynomial (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all over (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-overish (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all square (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · if at all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-nighter (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all of y'all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-hang-out (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · I'm here all week (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all good in the hood (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · love conquers all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · it's all over my screen (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · allwork (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · once for all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all talk and trousers (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · allthing (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all hat and no cowboy (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · jack-all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-purpose cleaner (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · do-all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · as all get out (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all heart (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · most of all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all that one's life's worth (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all one's born days (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · in all honesty (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all one's life is worth (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all that and a bag of chips (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · man is the measure of all things (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all Sir Garnet (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · for all one is worth (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · take-all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all as one (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · Mother of all Budgets (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · Jill of all trades (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all style and no substance (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · have-all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all the world's a stage (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · put all one's eggs in one basket (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all caps (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · leave it all on the field (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · Jill of all trades but mistress of none (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · albe (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · on all fours (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all cats are grey by night (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · as all fuck (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-in-one (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · I don't have all day (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · hit on all six (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · jill of all trades (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-conquering (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · jill-of-all-trades (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all things to all men (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · above all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · and all that (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-terrain vehicle (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · bare all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · for good and all (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · All Hallows' Eve (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · Theddlethorpe All Saints (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all-cargo (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all) · all to the better (Terms derived from the adverb, determiner, pronoun or noun all)
all en · DET
Pronunciation
[oːɫ] (Australia, New-Zealand)
[ɑɫ] (General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal) of Canada
ôl (Received-Pronunciation)
/ɔl/ (General-American) without the cot–caught merger
From Middle English all, from Old English eall, from Proto-West Germanic *all, from Proto-Germanic *allaz, of uncertain origin but perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“all”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots a, a', aa, aal, aw (“all”), Yola aal, al, all, aul (“all”), North Frisian aal, aale, ale, ali, åle (“all”), Saterland Frisian al (“already”), aal (“all”), West Frisian alle (“all”), Dutch al (“all”), German and Luxembourgish all (“all”), Vilamovian oły, ołły (“all”), Yiddish אַלע (ale, “all”), Danish al (“all”), Faroese and Icelandic allur (“all”), Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish all (“all”), Norwegian Nynorsk aillj, all (“all”), Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls, “all”); also Breton and Welsh holl (“all”), Cornish oll (“all”), Irish alig, eile, uile, uileag, uilig (“all”), Manx ooilley (“all”), Scottish Gaelic uile, uileag (“all”), Lithuanian aliái (“every”), Armenian ողջ (oġǰ, “entire, whole”).
The dialectal sense “all gone” is a calque of German alle. The use in who all, where all etc. also has equivalents in German (see alles).
Meanings
Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or uncountable).
In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass. In this way all respectable burgesses, down to fifty years ago, spent their evenings. 1892, Walter Besant, chapter III, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:
All (the) three of my nephews adore classical music.
All flesh is originally grass.
Beautie alone is a ſoveraigne remedy againſt feare,griefe,and all melancholy fits; a charm,as Peter de la Seine and many other writers affirme,a banquet it ſelfe;he gives inſtance in diſcontented Menelaus that was ſo often freed by Helenas faire face: and ʰTully, 3 Tusc. cites Epicurus as a chiefe patron of this Tenent. 1638, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy. […], 5th edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] [Robert Young, Miles Flesher, and Leonard Lichfield and William Turner] for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II, section 2, member 6, subsection iv, page 298:
Now, Nielsen is sending all hotel employees through EI training to help them become more open and confident, understand their own limitations and fears, and to boost their self-worth and comfort in dealing with other people. 2011 November 9, Susanne Gargiulo, “Emotional intelligence in the workplace”, in CNN:
Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path[…]. It twisted and turned,[…]and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
List all books of which you were the sole or co-author.
On the one hand, we had a scenario where, effectively, the American admiral just went "You know what, all the destroyers attack", at which point they mowed through the Japanese destroyers like a Grim Reaper through a harvest of very, very dead gorn, especially with the Brooklyns in support. 2019 March 6, Drachinifel, 25:58 from the start, in The Battle of Samar (Alternate History) - Bring on the Battleships!, archived from the original on 04 Jul 2022:
All contestants must register for the footrace: we've arranged numbers for them all.
Throughout the whole of (a stated period of time; generally used with units of a day or longer).
I’ve been working on this all year.
The store is open all day and all night.
Only; alone; nothing but.
He's all talk; he never puts his ideas into practice.
I was born to speak all mirth and no matter. 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
(obsolete) Any.
without all remedy c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
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Translations (318)
da al (every individual of the given class) · grc πᾶσα (every individual of the given class) · izh koko (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · ms se- -an (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · de all (every individual of the given class) · rm tot (every individual of the given class) · chr ᏂᎦᏛ (every individual of the given class) · fa سراسر (every individual of the given class) · sc totu (every individual of the given class) · ur سارا (every individual of the given class) · itk טוּטַה (every individual of the given class) · rup tut (every individual of the given class) · oc tot (every individual of the given class) · be ўвесь (every individual of the given class) · yue 所有 (every individual of the given class) · mr सर्व (every individual of the given class) · uk ці́лий (every individual of the given class) · grc ἅπᾱς (every individual of the given class) · mk сите (every individual of the given class) · bn সকল (every individual of the given class) · zh 所有 (every individual of the given class) · pt tudo (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · eo ĉiu (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · be уве́сь (every individual of the given class) · lmo tutt (every individual of the given class) · sl vseskozi (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · alt бӱдӱн (every individual of the given class) · ask savāk (every individual of the given class) · pl cały (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · fr tous les (every individual of the given class) · ko 쭉 (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · pt todo (every individual of the given class) · pam ngan (every individual of the given class) · io tota (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · grc πᾶν (every individual of the given class) · ba бөтә (every individual of the given class) · te అన్నీ (every individual of the given class) · tpi olgeta (every individual of the given class) · eo ĉiuj (every individual of the given class) · as আটাই (every individual of the given class) · bi olgeta (every individual of the given class) · uk весь (every individual of the given class) · ki -othe (every individual of the given class) · ket быльдэ (every individual of the given class) · grc πᾶς (every individual of the given class) · ln nyɔ́nsɔ (every individual of the given class) · ml എല്ലാം (every individual of the given class) · el όλο (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · hi सब (every individual of the given class) · ar جَمِيع (every individual of the given class) · et kõik (every individual of the given class) · io omnu (every individual of the given class) · ko 전 (every individual of the given class) · pt toda (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · is allur (every individual of the given class) · okm 모ᄃᆞᆫ〮 (every individual of the given class) · trm sāstok (every individual of the given class) · pa ਸਭ (every individual of the given class) · sh cijelo (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · sga uile (every individual of the given class) · kmr giş (every individual of the given class) · rm tut (every individual of the given class) · vec tuto (every individual of the given class) · prn sučok (every individual of the given class) · io omna (every individual of the given class) · it tutta la (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · el όλη (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · arc ܟܠ (every individual of the given class) · fi kaikki (every individual of the given class) · ca tot (every individual of the given class) · mh wōtōm (every individual of the given class) · rgn tót (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · gd uile (every individual of the given class) · nl gans de +period of time (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · grc ἅπᾱσα (every individual of the given class) · ja ずっと (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · mnc ᡝᠯᡝ (every individual of the given class) · de jeder (every individual of the given class) · ang eall (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · ang eall (every individual of the given class) · hy ամեն (every individual of the given class) · ko 모든 (every individual of the given class) · pms tut (every individual of the given class) · fr tout le (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · hy սաղ (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · da alle (every individual of the given class) · nb samtlige (every individual of the given class) · liv amā (every individual of the given class) · itk f (every individual of the given class) · zh 攏 /拢 (every individual of the given class) · pt todo (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · alt барча (every individual of the given class) · hy ամբողջ (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · fa همه (every individual of the given class) · sh цијело (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · ca tot (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · de jede (every individual of the given class) · zh 所有 (every individual of the given class) · zdj pia (every individual of the given class) · sk všetok (every individual of the given class) · pal 𐭤𐭬𐭢 (every individual of the given class) · ko 내내 (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · de ganz (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · ru весь (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · az bütün (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · sl vès (every individual of the given class) · alt бар (every individual of the given class) · myv весе (every individual of the given class) · ln nyonso (every individual of the given class) · bsh suv (every individual of the given class) · yi אַלע (every individual of the given class) · cy i gyd (every individual of the given class) · de alle (every individual of the given class) · th ทั้งหมด (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · es todo (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · hu összes (every individual of the given class) · kea túdu (every individual of the given class) · swb -otsi (every individual of the given class) · ee blibo (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · grc ἅπαν (every individual of the given class) · az bütöv (every individual of the given class) · la omnia (every individual of the given class) · ru це́лый (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · jje 모돈 (every individual of the given class) · sv all (every individual of the given class) · es toda (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · ae 𐬬𐬍𐬯𐬞𐬀 (every individual of the given class) · br an holl (every individual of the given class) · rm tuot (every individual of the given class) · vo valik (every individual of the given class) · ca totes (every individual of the given class) · ka თითოეული (every individual of the given class) · itk טוּטוֹ (every individual of the given class) · ba тотош (every individual of the given class) · ms سموا (every individual of the given class) · nl al (every individual of the given class) · ru це́лый (every individual of the given class) · ivb atavo (every individual of the given class) · nl de ganse +period of time (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · km ទាំង (every individual of the given class) · eo ĉia (every individual of the given class) · cs celý (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · da hele (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · hi सारा (every individual of the given class) · non allr (every individual of the given class) · eo ĉiaj (every individual of the given class) · kmr gişt (every individual of the given class) · sv hel (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · ppl muchi (every individual of the given class) · zh 全 (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · zh 整 (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · hil tanan (every individual of the given class) · nl alle (every individual of the given class) · inc-oas সয়ল (every individual of the given class) · gd fad (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · ko 꼬박 (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · no hele (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · tr bütün (every individual of the given class) · gug mayma (every individual of the given class) · tet hotu (every individual of the given class) · qu tukuy (every individual of the given class) · te సర్వము (every individual of the given class) · ia omne (every individual of the given class) · fr toute la (every individual of the given class) · el όλοι (every individual of the given class) · ba барса (every individual of the given class) · sq gjithë (every individual of the given class) · km ទាំងអស់ (every individual of the given class) · zh 整個 /整个 (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · cs všichni (every individual of the given class) · ur سب (every individual of the given class) · eu oro (every individual of the given class) · my အားလုံး (every individual of the given class) · roa-tar totte (every individual of the given class) · id semua (every individual of the given class) · cy holl (every individual of the given class) · mt kollox (every individual of the given class) · or ସବୁ (every individual of the given class) · tk tutuş (every individual of the given class) · haw a pau (every individual of the given class) · ms sepanjang (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · ba бөтөн (every individual of the given class) · fi koko (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · dlm tot (every individual of the given class) · sa सर्व (every individual of the given class) · pt toda (every individual of the given class) · ka ყველა (every individual of the given class) · tr bütün (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · it tutto (every individual of the given class) · ca tota (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · hu egész (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · te సమస్తము (every individual of the given class) · he כֹּל (every individual of the given class) · bcl gabos (every individual of the given class) · tr tüm (every individual of the given class) · ga uile (every individual of the given class) · lad טודו (every individual of the given class) · ta எல்லா (every individual of the given class) · hy բոլոր (every individual of the given class) · ast tou (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · wbk sabiǰag (every individual of the given class) · de jede (every individual of the given class) · sk všetci (every individual of the given class) · ja 全部 (every individual of the given class) · mk цел (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · ja あらゆる (every individual of the given class) · mr सगळे (every individual of the given class) · it tutto il/lo (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · pal 𐭥𐭮𐭯 (every individual of the given class) · vi mọi (every individual of the given class) · pl wszystek (every individual of the given class) · syl ꠢꠇꠟ (every individual of the given class) · sco aw (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · fr tout le (every individual of the given class) · el όλες (every individual of the given class) · izh kaik (every individual of the given class) · fo allur (every individual of the given class) · zh 徹 /彻 (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · khi-kun dzã (every individual of the given class) · ngh huniki (every individual of the given class) · sh са̏в (every individual of the given class) · bsh sũdi (every individual of the given class) · es todos (every individual of the given class) · nl hele (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · ba бар (every individual of the given class) · tl lahat (every individual of the given class) · de jedes (every individual of the given class) · kmr tev (every individual of the given class) · tl buo (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · su sadaya (every individual of the given class) · ru всё (every individual of the given class) · ca tots (every individual of the given class) · qu llapa (every individual of the given class) · mt kollox (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · ja 全て (every individual of the given class) · sip ཀུན (every individual of the given class) · ar كُلّ (every individual of the given class) · ht tout (every individual of the given class) · ar كل (every individual of the given class) · nv tʼáá átʼé (every individual of the given class) · ist doûto (every individual of the given class) · ro tot (every individual of the given class) · as সকলো (every individual of the given class) · sco aw (every individual of the given class) · fr toutes les (every individual of the given class) · got 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (every individual of the given class) · arc כָּל (every individual of the given class) · ccc tilishka (every individual of the given class) · sa विश्व (every individual of the given class) · gu બધું (every individual of the given class) · zea aolles (every individual of the given class) · te అందరూ (every individual of the given class) · pis olketa (every individual of the given class) · sk celý (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · pa ਸਾਰਾ (every individual of the given class) · pam eganagana (every individual of the given class) · hy սաղ (every individual of the given class) · sv allt (every individual of the given class) · itk טוּטִי (every individual of the given class) · te మొత్తము (every individual of the given class) · az bütün (every individual of the given class) · ml എപ്പോഴും (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · kmr hemî (every individual of the given class) · lt visas (every individual of the given class) · id segenap (every individual of the given class) · ta அனைத்து (every individual of the given class) · ro tot (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · nl heel (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · crh episi (every individual of the given class) · ee blibo (every individual of the given class) · fa تمام (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · ckb ھەمو (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · scn tuttu (every individual of the given class) · ngh hunikje (every individual of the given class) · id seluruh (every individual of the given class) · ja 全... (every individual of the given class) · ja 全体 (every individual of the given class) · ttj -ona (every individual of the given class) · sv alla (every individual of the given class) · yo gbogbo (every individual of the given class) · kmr hemû (every individual of the given class) · ca tota (every individual of the given class) · el όλα (every individual of the given class) · fr toute la (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · sh sȁv (every individual of the given class) · id sepanjang (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · hu minden (every individual of the given class) · nv tʼáá ałtso (every individual of the given class) · mt kull (every individual of the given class) · pap tur (every individual of the given class) · fur dut (every individual of the given class) · ml എല്ലാം (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · ia tote (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · hi सारा (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · es todas (every individual of the given class) · lld dut (every individual of the given class) · la omnes (every individual of the given class) · zea 'eel de (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · gur wuu (every individual of the given class) · ru весь (every individual of the given class) · ngh ɦunici (every individual of the given class) · ms semua (every individual of the given class) · sw -ote (every individual of the given class) · no alle (every individual of the given class) · da alt (every individual of the given class) · mt kollha (every individual of the given class) · ckb ھەمو (every individual of the given class) · dsb wšyken (every individual of the given class) · hu valamennyi (every individual of the given class) · uz barcha (every individual of the given class) · mfe tou (every individual of the given class) · ko 온 (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) · chn kŏn'-a-wāy (every individual of the given class) · zh ...都 (every individual of the given class) · ast tou (every individual of the given class) · wa tot (every individual of the given class) · it tutta (every individual of the given class) · arc כּוֹל (every individual of the given class)
all en · NOUN
Pronunciation
[oːɫ] (Australia, New-Zealand)
[ɑɫ] (General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal) of Canada
ôl (Received-Pronunciation)
/ɔl/ (General-American) without the cot–caught merger
From Middle English all, from Old English eall, from Proto-West Germanic *all, from Proto-Germanic *allaz, of uncertain origin but perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“all”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots a, a', aa, aal, aw (“all”), Yola aal, al, all, aul (“all”), North Frisian aal, aale, ale, ali, åle (“all”), Saterland Frisian al (“already”), aal (“all”), West Frisian alle (“all”), Dutch al (“all”), German and Luxembourgish all (“all”), Vilamovian oły, ołły (“all”), Yiddish אַלע (ale, “all”), Danish al (“all”), Faroese and Icelandic allur (“all”), Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish all (“all”), Norwegian Nynorsk aillj, all (“all”), Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls, “all”); also Breton and Welsh holl (“all”), Cornish oll (“all”), Irish alig, eile, uile, uileag, uilig (“all”), Manx ooilley (“all”), Scottish Gaelic uile, uileag (“all”), Lithuanian aliái (“every”), Armenian ողջ (oġǰ, “entire, whole”).
The dialectal sense “all gone” is a calque of German alle. The use in who all, where all etc. also has equivalents in German (see alles).
Meanings
(countable, uncountable, with a possessive pronoun) Everything that one is capable of.
She gave her all, and collapsed at the finish line.
(countable) The totality of one's possessions.
she therefore ordered Jenny to pack up her alls and begone, for that she was determined she should not sleep that night within her walls. […] I packed up my little all as well as I could, and went off.
(countable, uncountable) Everything in general; all that matters.
I will die fighting for my people, because my people are all.
All are one and one is all. 1992, Bruce Coville, My Teacher Flunked the Planet:
zh 一切 (everything possible) · no alt (everything possible) · he כּוֹל (everything possible) · pt todo (everything possible) · de alles (everything possible) · pl wszystko (everything possible) · nl zich helemaal (everything possible) · nl alles (everything possible) · sco aw (everything possible) · ca tot (everything possible) · kea túdu (everything possible) · da alt (everything possible) · ko 전부 (everything possible) · cic mó̠ma (everything possible) · sk všetko (totality of one's possessions) · gd na h-uile (everything possible) · hy ամբողջ (everything possible) · cs všechno (everything possible) · es todo (everything possible) · fr tout (everything possible) · fi koko omaisuus (totality of one's possessions) · ru всё (everything possible) · rue вшытко (everything possible) · ro tot (everything possible) · et kõik (everything possible) · he כֹּל (everything possible) · bg вси́чко (everything possible) · cic bíyyi'ka (everything possible) · sv allt (everything possible) · mk сѐ (everything possible) · zea aolles (everything possible) · sk všetko (everything possible) · ar جَمِيع (everything possible) · fi kaikkensa (everything possible)
all en · PRON
Pronunciation
[oːɫ] (Australia, New-Zealand)
[ɑɫ] (General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal) of Canada
ôl (Received-Pronunciation)
/ɔl/ (General-American) without the cot–caught merger
From Middle English all, from Old English eall, from Proto-West Germanic *all, from Proto-Germanic *allaz, of uncertain origin but perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“all”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots a, a', aa, aal, aw (“all”), Yola aal, al, all, aul (“all”), North Frisian aal, aale, ale, ali, åle (“all”), Saterland Frisian al (“already”), aal (“all”), West Frisian alle (“all”), Dutch al (“all”), German and Luxembourgish all (“all”), Vilamovian oły, ołły (“all”), Yiddish אַלע (ale, “all”), Danish al (“all”), Faroese and Icelandic allur (“all”), Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish all (“all”), Norwegian Nynorsk aillj, all (“all”), Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls, “all”); also Breton and Welsh holl (“all”), Cornish oll (“all”), Irish alig, eile, uile, uileag, uilig (“all”), Manx ooilley (“all”), Scottish Gaelic uile, uileag (“all”), Lithuanian aliái (“every”), Armenian ողջ (oġǰ, “entire, whole”).
The dialectal sense “all gone” is a calque of German alle. The use in who all, where all etc. also has equivalents in German (see alles).
Meanings
Everything.
Those who think they know it all are annoying to those of us who do.
All of Jones’s maneuvers to trounce Kennedy.
All is not well at home lately.
Some gave all they had.
She knows all and sees all.
Now all this was very fine, but not at all in keeping with the Celebrity's character as I had come to conceive it. The idea that adulation ever cloyed on him was ludicrous in itself. In fact I thought the whole story fishy, and came very near to saying so. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter III, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
Everyone.
Hey all, just a quick note as I am trying to do 46 things at once and slow down a touch all at once… 2012 October 9, Amy Hauser, Tom Hauser, chapter 7, in Marge Thompson, Frankie M. Leisering, editors, In His Grip … a Walk Through Breast Cancer, WestBow Press, →ISBN, page 39:
We all enjoyed the movie.
A good time was had by all (of you/us/them).
I've got three children, of whom all are studying medicine.
The only thing(s).
We ate potatoes and ziti .... that's all.
All that was left was a small pile of ash.
(India, Northern-Ireland, Scotland, Southern-US, qualifier:South Midland US) Used after who, what, where, how and similar words, either without changing their meaning, or indicating that one expects that they cover more than one element, e.g. that "Who all attended?" is more than one person. (Some dialects only allow this to follow some words and not others.)
"Where all did he go? What exactly was his job?" Gary shrugged and produced a weak laugh. "I reckon the Middle East. Ain't that where all the oil is?" 2002, Richard Haddock, Arkalalah, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 73:
Q. Now, then, when you started to go to stake the claims, who all went along? 1904 October 10, Shea v. Nilima, [US] Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in 1905, Reports Containing the Cases Determined in All the Circuits from the Organization of the Courts, page 266
"I mean, you could have called us—collect, o'course—jes' to let us know how-all it's a-goin'." 1998, Paul D. Staudohar, editor, Football's Best Short Stories, section 107:
"Do you ever ask me what I want to see? Or ask me about where all I've gone, who all I've met, what all I've done? Never. Not for one second. And why? Because you don't give two hoops about me." 2011, Moni Mohsin, Tender Hooks, Random House India, →ISBN: