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1.
all or all of.
All can be used before singular or plural nouns, and of is not needed except before pronouns standing alone (all human life / all the time / all children / all tickets / all of them / all you people). The construction with of is comparatively recent (first recorded c.1800) and is probably due to association with none of, some of, little of, much of, etc.

(He will have to be all of these things—Anita Brookner, 1986

All of the company's profits had been used to salary him—B. Ripley, 1987

At each stop, all of us visitors were greeted by a hail of celebratory statistics—New Yorker, 1989).

There is also a common idiomatic use with quantities

(It must have been all of fifteen minutes of...dull, homesick silence—Mark Twain, 1883

Even I, all of eight years old, couldn't stand another second of his shrieking—Me Three Magazine, American English 1944).

2. When all is the subject of the verb to be followed by a plural complement, the linking verb is expressed in the singular:

All I saw was fields—Nigel Williams, 1985

In some sense, all we have is the scores—incomplete and corrupted as they often are—New Yorker, 1989.

3. See also all right, all that, all together, all told, already; for all but see but ⁷.

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adjective

Including every constituent or individual: complete, entire, gross, total, whole. See part/whole.

noun

An amount or quantity from which nothing is left out or held back: aggregate, entirety, everything, gross, sum, total, totality, whole. Informal work (used in plural). Idioms: everything but/except the kitchen sink, lock, stock, and barrel, the whole ball of wax/kit and caboodle/megillah/nine yards/shebang. See part/whole.

adverb

To the fullest extent: absolutely, altogether, completely, dead, entirely, flat, fully, just, perfectly, quite, thoroughly, totally, utterly, well, wholly. Informal clean, clear. Idioms: in toto, through and through. See big/small/amount, limited/unlimited.

Idioms beginning with all:
all along
all along the line
all better
all but
all ears
alley
alley cat
all eyes
all for the best
all gone
all in a day's work
all in all
all over but the shouting
all over one
all over the place
allow for
all right for you
all right with one
all roads lead to Rome
all set
all's fair in love and war
all's well that ends well
all talk (and no action)
all the worse
all one
all thumbs
all up
all very well
all wet
all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)
all year round
all at sea
all in good time
all sewed up

See also above all; after all; against all odds; as all getout; at all; at all costs; be-all and end-all; beat all; by all accounts; by all means; by all odds; cap it all; fall all over; firing on all cylinders; first of all; for all; for all I care; for all I know; for all one's worth; for all that; get away (from it all); get one's act (it all) together; go all the way; have all one's buttons; have it all over someone; have it both ways (all); hit on all cylinders; hold all the aces; in a (all of a) dither; in all; in all good conscience; in all one's born days; in all probability; (all) in the same boat; it's all downhill from here; it's all over with; it takes all sorts; jump all over; know all the answers; know-it-all; laugh all the way to the bank; least of all; let it all hang out; not all it's cracked up to be; not at all; not for all the tea in china; no time at all; of all the nerve; of all things; once and for all; one and all; pull out all the stops; put all one's eggs in one basket; seen one, seen them all; till all hours; to all intents and purposes; (all) to the good; turn out all right; walk all over; warts and all; when all's said and done; with all due respect; with all one's heart; you can't win them all.

adj

Definition: exclusively
Antonyms: incompletely

adj

Definition: pertaining to a whole quantity
Antonyms: none, zero

adv

Definition: completely, without exception
Antonyms: incompletely

adv

Definition: exclusively
Antonyms: none

n

Definition: whole; totality
Antonyms: none, zero, zilch, zip

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adverb
adverb

Very. (1932 —) .
Daily Telegraph You can spoof politics, sports, business—but when it comes to religion, they get all upset (1991).

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symbol for allose.

Previous:	Alexander disease, Alcalase, Albright syndrome
Next:	Alport syndrome, Alt, Alu sequence

For a list of words related to all, see:

• Emphasizers
• Maximizers and Superlatives
• Absolutes and Guarantees

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See words rhyming with "all."

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Dansk (Danish)
pred. - alt, hele
det. - al, hele, enhver
pron. - alle, alt, det hele, hver eneste, hver
adv. - helt, yderst, altoverskyggende
adj. - alle, alt, det hele, hver eneste, hver
n. - det hele, alt

idioms:

• all along    hele tiden
• all and sundry    alle og enhver, Gud og hvermand
• all but    alle undtagen, alt undtagen
• all clear    afblæsning
• all in    helt udmattet, helt udkørt, slidt totalt ned, slidt ned til sokkeholderne
• all in all    når alt kommer til alt, i det hele taget, alt taget i betragtning
• all of    alle, samtlige
• all of a sudden    lige pludselig, med et
• all out    med fuld kraft, med stor gejst
• all over    over det hele, overalt
• all round    hele vejen rundt, på alle punkter
• all rounder    alsidig person
• all set    klar, parat, alle klar
• all the more    så meget mere
• all told    alt iberegnet, alt i alt
• all up    samlet, total
• all very well    alt sammen meget godt
• be all one to    være lige meget, være ligegyldigt, være bedøvende lige meget
• for all    når alt kommer til alt
• for all he cares    som kommer ham ved, hvad han bekymrer sig om
• give one's all    give alt hvad man har, yde sit bedste
• of all the cheek    af al den frækhed, nu har jeg aldrig
• of all the luck    sådan en lykkens pamfilius
• on all fours    på alle fire, nede at kravle
• one and all    hver og en, alle og enhver
• put one's all    lægge sin sjæl i det
• that's all    det er det hele, nu får I ikke mere

Nederlands (Dutch)
al(les), alle(n), allemaal, plotseling helemaal

Français (French)
pred. - tout, tous, toutes
det. - tout, tous, toutes
pron. - tout, tous, toutes, (Sport) deux à deux, partout (en tennis), en tout, l'un dans l'autre
adv. - tout, tout à fait, complètement, tant, d'autant
adj. - tout, toute, tous les, toutes les, malgré tout, en dépit, avec tout, en toute
n. - tout ce que, tout

idioms:

• all along    tout le long, depuis le début
• all and sundry    tout le monde
• all but    tout sauf, presque
• all clear    (donner) le signal de fin d'alerte, (fig) donner le feu vert à qn, (dire) à qn que tout va bien (un docteur)
• all for    (être) tout à fait pour, ne demander qu'à
• all in    (être) éreinté, (être) crevé
• all in all    en tout, l'un dans l'autre, à tout prendre
• all is not lost    tout n'est pas perdu
• all of    tout
• all of a sudden    tout d'un coup, soudainement
• all out    entièrement
• all over    partout, aux petits soins
• all round    (être) complet
• all set    tout est prêt
• all the more    d'autant plus que
• all the way    tout le long du chemin
• all together    tous ensemble
• all told    tout compte fait
• all up    (être) fichu
• all very well    tout est très bien
• be all one to    (être) entièrement égal
• for all    malgré
• for all he cares    pour ce qu'il en a à faire
• give one's all    se donner entièrement
• not all there    (manquer) une case à qn
• of all    parmi tout, de tout
• of all the cheek    quel culot
• of all the luck    quelle chance
• one and all    à l'unisson
• put one's all    s'investir complètement
• that's all    c'est tout

Deutsch (German)
pred. - der, die, das ganze
det. - der, die, das meiste
pron. - alle, alles
adv. - ganz, vollständig
adj. - gesamt, ganz, jed..., völlig, alle
n. - Alles, All

idioms:

• all along    die ganze Zeit
• all and sundry    jederman
• all but    fast
• all clear    Entwarnung
• all for    sehr für etw. sein
• all in    am Ende
• all in all    letztendlich
• all is not lost    es ist nicht alles verloren
• all of    ganze
• all of a sudden    urplötzlich
• all out    mit aller Kraft
• all over    kreuz und quer, überall
• all round    allseitig, Allround-
• all set    bereit
• all the more    umso mehr
• all the way    den ganzen Weg
• all together    alle zusammen, im Chor
• all told    insgesamt
• all up    ruiniert
• all very well    alles schön und gut
• be all one to    keinen Unterschied zu
• for all    trotz
• for all he cares    von ihm aus, seinetwegen
• give one's all    sein Letztes geben
• not all there    jmd. hat nicht alle Tassen im Schrank (ugs)
• of all    (with superl.) von allen, (most) am meisten
• of all the cheek    Was für eine Frechheit!
• of all the luck    So ein Glückspilz!
• one and all    (alle) ohne Ausnahme
• put one's all    aufs Ganze gehen
• that's all    .. bloss ..

Ελληνική (Greek)
pron. - όλος, ολόκληρος, όλος, όλοι, τα πάντα
adv. - εντελώς, ολότελα
num. - ολότητα, σύνολο, το άπαν, το παν

idioms:

• all along    καθ' όλη τη διάρκεια, από την πρώτη στιγμή
• all and sundry    (καθομ.) απαξάπαντες, όλος ο κόσμος κι ο ντουνιάς
• all but    σχεδόν, παρά λίγο, μόνο που δεν, λίγο έλειψε να
• all clear    λήξη συναγερμού, όλα εντάξει
• all in    περιεκτικός, με όλα μέσα
• all in all    σε γενικές γραμμές
• all of    όλος, όλοι
• all of a sudden    εντελώς ξαφνικά, μονομιάς
• all out    ενθουσιώδης, ολόψυχος, όλα για όλα, ολοταχώς, ολόψυχα, με όλα τα μέσα
• all over    παντού (σε), ξοφλημένος, τελειωμένος
• all round    από κάθε άποψη, για όλους
• all rounder    πολύπλευρος, πολυμήχανος
• all set    όλα έτοιμα
• all the more    και μάλιστα, κατά μείζονα λόγο
• all told    συνολικά, όλα-όλα
• all up    (τυπογρ.) στοιχειοθετικώς έτοιμος, (καθομ.) όλα τελειωμένα
• all very well    όλα καλά (αλλά)
• be all one to    το ίδιο μου κάνει, δεν μου κάνει διαφορά
• for all    σε πείσμα, παρ' όλο που
• for all he cares    πολύ που τον νοιάζει
• give one's all    δίνομαι ολόψυχα, βάζω τα δυνατά μου
• of all the cheek    τι θράσος!
• of all the luck    φοβερή τύχη
• on all fours    (καθομ.) με τα τέσσερα, μπουσουλιστά
• one and all    απαξάπαντες
• put one's all    βάζω όλες μου τις δυνάμεις
• that's all    αυτό ήταν όλο (κι όλο), τελεία και παύλα

Italiano (Italian)
tutto, tutti, tutte, completamente

idioms:

• all along    da sempre
• all and sundry    tutt'attorno
• all but    tranne
• all clear    cessato allarme
• all in    stanco morto
• all in all    tutto sommato
• all of    tutti, tutte
• all of a sudden    improvvisamente
• all out    con tutte le forze
• all rounder    atleta completo, rinascimentista
• all set    pronto
• all the more    a maggior ragione
• all told    in fin dei conti
• all very well    con tutto ciò
• done it all    fatto di tutto
• for all he cares    per quel che gli importa
• give it one's all    mettercela tutta
• give your all    fare il possibile
• of all the cheek    sfacciatissimo
• of all the luck    fortunatissimo
• on all fours    a quattro gambe
• one and all    tutto, tutti
• put your all    mettere tutto ciò che hai
• seen it all    viste di tutti i colori, non resta piú nulla da vedere
• that's all    fine, finito

Português (Portuguese)
pron. - tudo
adv. - completamente, positivamente, unicamente, exclusivamente
num. - todo(s), toda(s), inteiro

idioms:

• above all    acima de tudo
• after all    depois de tudo
• all along    do começo ao fim
• all and sundry    todo mundo
• all around    competente, útil
• all but    quase
• all clear    tudo claro, tudo bem
• all in    exausto
• all in all    de um modo geral
• all of    tanto quanto, não menos do que
• all of a sudden    de repente
• all out    inteiro
• all round    versátil
• all rounder    versátil
• all set    inteiramente pronto, preparado
• all the more    tudo o mais
• all told    ao todo, no cômputo geral
• all up    à beira da morte
• all very well    tudo muito bem
• at all    de modo algum
• done it all    tudo concluído
• for all    por todos
• for all he cares    ele se importa por todos
• give it one's all    deixar alguma coisa sob a total responsabilidade de alguém
• give your all    dar tudo de si
• go all out    com o máximo esforço
• of all people    surpreendentemente
• of all the cheek    de forma insolente
• of all the luck    sortudo
• on all fours    nas quatro patas
• one and all    todos juntos
• put your all    dar tudo de si
• seen it all    tudo visto
• that's all    isto é tudo

Русский (Russian)
все, весь, каждый, всякий, любой

idioms:

• above all    превыше всего
• after all    в конце концов
• all along    все время, из-за
• all and sundry    все до одного
• all around    разносторонний
• all but    почти, едва не
• all clear    все спокойно
• all clear    все выполнено, закончено
• all in    измученный; включая все
• all in all    в общем и целом
• all of    полностью
• all of a sudden    неожиданно
• all out    прилагающий все усилия
• all round    разносторонний
• all rounder    разносторонне развитый человек
• all set    готовый начать
• all the more    тем более
• all told    учитывая все
• all up    все кончено
• all very well    очень хорошо
• at all    совсем
• done it all    всезнающий
• for all    несмотря на
• for all he cares    не заботясь о
• give it one's all    очень стараться
• give your all    отдать все
• go all out    делать все возможное, делать что-л. предельно тщательно
• of all people    возглас удивления при неожиданной встрече
• of all the cheek    какая наглость!
• of all the luck    какое невезение!
• on all fours    на четыре лапы, на четвереньки
• one and all    все
• put your all    отдать все, очень стараться
• seen it all    ничего нового
• that's all    вот и все

Español (Spanish)
pred. - el total, la totalidad
det. - todo, toda, el máximo
pron. - todo, todos, conjunto , totalidad, de toda, de todo
adv. - completamente, del todo, muy
adj. - todo, todos, toda, todas
n. - el todo, todo lo que uno posee o considera de valor

idioms:

• all along    siempre, desde el principio, constantemente
• all and sundry    todos y cada uno, individual y colectivamente
• all but    casi
• all clear    el camino está despejado
• all for    todo para
• all in    rendido, exhausto, agotado
• all in all    considerándolo todo
• all is not lost    no todo esta perdido
• all of    nada menos que
• all of a sudden    de repente, de golpe
• all out    a toda velocidad, a fondo, completamente, con todas sus fuerzas
• all over    en todas partes, completamente, terminado, acabado
• all round    por todo el lugar, por todas partes
• all set    todo listo, dispuesto, preparado
• all the more    más aún, mejor que antes
• all the way    todo el trayecto, hasta el fin
• all together    todos juntos, todo junto
• all told    todo incluido
• all up    arruinado, sin esperanzas, finalizado, listo
• all very well    todo está muy bien
• be all one to    ser valioso, no hacer ninguna diferencia con alguien
• for all    aún así, con todo
• for all he cares    en lo que a él le concierne
• give one's all    darle el todo, dar el máximo
• not all there    no ser muy sagaz
• of all    de todo o todos, de entre todo o todos
• of all the cheek    con todo el descaro
• of all the luck    de toda la suerte
• one and all    todos y cada uno
• put one's all    poner el máximo, poner lo mejor de si
• that's all    eso es todo

Svenska (Swedish)
pron. - all, allt, alla
adv. - all, allt, alla
num. - alla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
所有的, 全部的, 全体, 全部, 一切, 全然, 所有一切

idioms:

• all along    自始至终, 从头到尾
• all and sundry    全部
• all but    几乎, 差一点
• all clear    解除警报的信号
• all in    疲倦的, 筋疲力尽的
• all in all    头等重要的东西
• all of    各种各类的
• all of a sudden    突然地, 出乎意料地
• all out    竭尽全力
• all over    全部结束, 浑身, 完蛋, 到处
• all round    周围, 四处
• all rounder    全能选手, 多面手
• all set    预备好, 准备好
• all the more    更加
• all told    总共, 整个来说, 合计
• all up    无望
• all very well    一切都好
• be all one to    对...都一样
• for all    尽管
• for all he cares    与他无关, 他不管, 他不在乎
• give one's all    全力以赴, 拼命去做
• of all the cheek    好丢脸, 不要脸, 厚脸皮
• of all the luck    很幸运
• on all fours    四脚着地的, 完全一致
• one and all    全部
• put one's all    拼命的...
• that's all    结束了, 没有了

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
pred. - 所有的, 全部的
det. - 所有的, 全部的
pron. - 全體, 全部, 一切
adv. - 全部, 全然
adj. - 所有的, 全部的
n. - 所有一切, 全部

idioms:

• all along    自始至終, 從頭到尾
• all and sundry    全部
• all but    幾乎, 差一點
• all clear    解除警報的信號
• all in    疲倦的, 筋疲力盡的
• all in all    頭等重要的東西
• all of    各種各類的
• all of a sudden    突然地, 出乎意料地
• all out    竭盡全力
• all over    全部結束, 渾身, 完蛋, 到處
• all round    周圍, 四處
• all rounder    全能選手, 多面手
• all set    預備好, 準備好
• all the more    更加
• all told    總共, 整個來說, 合計
• all up    無望
• all very well    一切都好
• be all one to    對...都一樣
• for all    儘管
• for all he cares    與他無關, 他不管, 他不在乎
• give one's all    全力以赴, 拼命去做
• of all the cheek    好丟臉, 不要臉, 厚臉皮
• of all the luck    很幸運
• on all fours    四腳著地的, 完全一致
• one and all    全部
• put one's all    拼命的...
• that's all    結束了, 沒有了

한국어 (Korean)
pred. - 모든
det. - 전부의
pron. - 전부, 모든 사람[것]
adv. - 전혀, 각각
adj. - 모든
n. - 일체[의 소유물]

idioms:

• all in    모두 합쳐서, 기진맥진하여
• all out    모두 갈아 타시오, 있는 힘을 다하여, 전혀 틀리는
• all up    볼장 다 보아, 부속품 전부를 포함한
• be all one to    ~에 따라 태도를 바꾸다
• give one's all    최대의 효과를 내다
• put one's all    최대의 효과를 내다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 全部の, あらゆる, できる限りの, よろしい, …だけ, わかりましたか, わかった
adv. - 全く, それぞれ, 申し分なく, 元気に, だいじょうぶで
n. - 何よりも大切なもの
pron. - 全員, 全部

idioms:

• all in    疲れきって, 全部ひっくるめて
• all in all    全体として, 概して
• all of    すっかり…の状態で
• all out    完全に, 全く
• all over    一面に, 体中
• all right    申し分なく, 間違いなく, オーライ, 元気で, だいじょうぶで, 申し分ない, まあよい, いいんですよ, 差し支えない
• all rounder    万能選手
• all set    用意ができて
• all that    （否定・疑問文で）それほど
• all up    すっかり
• and all that    および…など, 全く
• for all    …にもかかわらず
• one and all    だれもかれも
• that's all    それで終わり

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ضمير) تماما, بالكامل (ظرف) كل, جميع (عدد) تستعمل عند ذكر نتائج لعبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
det. - ‮כל, כל כולו‬
pron. - ‮כולם, כל, כל אחד, עד כדי, במצב של‬
adv. - ‮כליל, לגמרי, מאד, במידה כזו, לכל צד (במשחק)‬
adj. - ‮כל כולו, כליל‬
n. - ‮כל הכוח והמשאבים של אדם‬

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