used to refer to the whole quantity or extent of a particular group or thing: [as predeterminer]:all the people I metshe left all her money to him [as determiner]:10 per cent of all cars soldhe slept all day [as pronoun]:carry all of the blamewe all have different needs
[determiner] any whatever:he denied all knowledge of it
[determiner] used to emphasize the greatest possible amount of a quality:they were in all probability completely unawarewith all due respect
[pronoun, with clause] the only thing (used for emphasis):all I want is to be left alone
[pronoun] (used to refer to surroundings or a situation in general) everything:all was wellall is not lost yet
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1completely:dressed all in blackshe’s been all round the worldall by himself
informal used to emphasize a temporary quality:my ankle’s gone all wobblyhe was all of a dither
2(in games) used after a number to indicate an equal score:after extra time it was still two all
all along
all the time; from the beginning:she’d known all along
all and sundry
everyone:he has borne a lot of unfair criticism from all and sundry
all but
1very nearly:the subject was all but forgotten
2all except:we have support from all but one of the networks
all comers
chiefly informal anyone who chooses to take part in an activity, typically a competition:the champion took on all comers
all for
informal strongly in favour of:I was all for tolerance
all get-out
see as —— as all get out (XRERROR: Target has been suppressed) at get-out.
all in
informal exhausted:he was all in by half-timeSee also all-in.
all in all
on the whole:all in all it’s been a good year
all kinds (or sorts) of
many different kinds of:he gets into all kinds of trouble
another way of saying all-or-nothing.all-or-none judgements and positions
Physiology (of a response) having a strength independent of the strength of the stimulus that caused it:the calcium mobilization has an all-or-none property manifested as a sudden release of calcium
all-or-nothing
having no middle position or compromise available:an all-or-nothing decision
all out
using all one’s strength or resources:going all out to win [as adjective]:an all-out effort
all over
1completely finished:it’s all over between us
2 informal everywhere:there were bodies all over
with reference to all parts of the body:I was shaking all over
3 informal typical of the person mentioned:that’s our management all over!
4 informal effusively attentive to:James was all over her
all over the place (or North American also map, British also shop)
informal
everywhere:we’ve been all over the place looking for you
in a state of disorder:my hair was all over the place
all round
(USall around)
1in all respects:it was a bad day all round [as modifier]:a man of all-round ability