all

determiner, predeterminer, pronoun

/ɔːl/

/ɑːl/

Definition

A1 every one (of), or the complete amount or number (of), or the whole (of): All animals have to eat in order to live. She's got four children, all under the age of five. The cast all lined up on stage to take their bow. Have you drunk all (of) the milk? Have you drunk it all? All the eggs got broken. Now the money's all mine! All my friends agree. I've been trying all day/week to contact you. She had £2,000 under the bed and the thieves took it all. I had to use all my powers of persuasion to get her to agree. Remember all that trouble we had with the police last year? So long as he's happy - that's all that matters (= the most important thing). All (= the only thing) I need is a roof over my head and a decent meal. The judge cleared the court of all but (= everyone except) herself and the witness. Why do you get so angry with me all the time (= very often)? It's very kind of you to come all the way to meet me.Both, all, each and every all in all › considering all the different parts of the situation together: All in all, I think you've done very well.General all the... you have › the only and small amount or number of something you have: Her parents died when she was a baby, so I was all the family she ever had.General words for size and amount

(Definition of all determinerpredeterminerpronoun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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