EGAVE

all

About 996.94 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. symbol ISO 639-3 language code for Allar.
  2. determiner Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or uncountable).
    All contestants must register for the footrace: we've arranged numbers for them all.
  3. determiner Throughout the whole of (a stated period of time; generally used with units of a day or longer).
    The store is open all day and all night.
  4. determiner Only; alone; nothing but.
    He's all talk; he never puts his ideas into practice.
  5. determiner Any.
  6. pronoun Everything.
    Some gave all they had.
  7. pronoun Everyone.
    A good time was had by all (of you/us/them).
  8. pronoun The only thing(s).
    All that was left was a small pile of ash.

Similar words

totally wholly entirely completely altogether whole every last complete each all of

Often followed by

the of that these this his other over right

Word family

alls

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