All
/ɔːl/
Definitions
3 meaningsThe whole number or amount; every one of.
/ɔːl/
The whole quantity or extent.
All the apples are red.
💡 Simply: Everything
More Examples
All of us went to the movie.
How It's Used
"All the children went to the park."
Everything; everyone.
/ɔːl/
The whole number or amount.
All went to the party.
💡 Simply: Everything or everyone.
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All are welcome.
How It's Used
"All is well that ends well."
Totally; completely.
/ɔːl/
Completely; entirely.
The house was all decorated for Christmas.
💡 Simply: Completely
More Examples
He's all wet.
How It's Used
"He was all smiles."
Idioms & expressions
all in all
Considering everything.
"All in all, it was a good day."
From Old English *eal, *æl, from Proto-Germanic *allaz (also source of Old High German all, Old Norse allr, etc.), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-.
The word 'all' has been used in English for centuries, appearing in early texts with largely the same meanings as today.
Memory tip
Think of 'all' encompassing everything.
Word Origin
"whole, complete"