all

all
all PREDETERMINER & DETERMINER 1) the whole quantity or extent of: all her money. 2) any whatever: he denied all knowledge. 3) the greatest possible: with all speed.
PRONOUN everything or everyone.
ADVERB 1) completely. 2) indicating an equal score: one-all.
all along — Cf. ↑all along
all and sundry — Cf. ↑all and sundry
all but — Cf. ↑all but
all for — Cf. ↑all for
all in — Cf. ↑all in
all in all — Cf. ↑all in all
all out — Cf. ↑all out
all over — Cf. ↑all over
all over the place — Cf. ↑all over the place
all round — Cf. ↑all round
all told — Cf. ↑all told
at all — Cf. ↑at all
in all — Cf. ↑in all
on all fours — Cf. ↑on all fours
one's all — Cf. ↑one's all
ORIGIN Old English.

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