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Adj., n., & adv.
A the whole amount, quantity, orextent of (waited all day; all his life; we all know why; takeit all). b (with pl.) the entire number of (all the othersleft; all ten men; the children are all boys; film stars all).2 any whatever (beyond all doubt).
A all the persons or things concerned (allwere present; all were thrown away). b everything (all is lost;that is all).
(foll. by of) a the whole of (take all of it).b every one of (all of us). c colloq. as much as (all of sixfeet tall). d colloq. affected by; in a state of (all of adither).
(in games) on both sides (two goals all).°Widely used with of in sense 2a, b, esp. when followed by apronoun or by a noun implying a number of persons or things, asin all of the children are here. However, use with mass nouns(as in all of the bread) is often avoided.
Aentirely, quite (dressed all in black; all round the room; theall-important thing). b as an intensifier (a book all aboutships; stop all this grumbling).
Colloq. very (went all shy).3 (foll. by the + compar.) a by so much; to that extent (ifthey go, all the better). b in the full degree to be expected(that makes it all the worse).
Truly American (all-American boy).all and sundry everyone. all-around US = all-round. All Blackscolloq. the New Zealand international Rugby Union footballteam. all but very nearly (it was all but impossible; he wasall but drowned). all-clear a signal that danger or difficultyis over. All Fools' Day 1 April. all for colloq. strongly infavour of. All Hallows see HALLOW. all-important crucial;vitally important. all in colloq. exhausted. all-in (attrib.)inclusive of all. all in all everything considered. all-inwrestling wrestling with few or no restrictions. all manner ofsee MANNER. all of a sudden see SUDDEN. all one (or the same)(usu. foll. by to) a matter of indifference (it's all one tome). all out involving all one's strength; at full speed (also(with hyphen) attrib. : an all-out effort). all over 1completely finished.
Sl. effusivelyattentive to (a person). all-purpose suitable for many uses.all right (predic.) 1 satisfactory; safe and sound; in goodcondition.
A an interjection expressing consent or assent to aproposal or order. b as an intensifier (that's the one allright). all-right attrib.adj. colloq. fine, acceptable (anall-right guy). all round 1 in all respects (a good performanceall round).
For each person (he bought drinks all round).all-round (attrib.) (of a person) versatile. all-rounder Brit.a versatile person. All Saints' Day 1 Nov. all the samenevertheless, in spite of this (he was innocent but was punishedall the same). all set colloq. ready to start. All Souls' Day2 Nov. all there colloq. mentally alert. all-time (of arecord etc.) hitherto unsurpassed. all the time see TIME. alltogether all at once; all in one place or in a group (they cameall together) ( cf. ALTOGETHER). all told in all. all-upweight the total weight of an aircraft with passengers, cargo,etc., when airborne. all very well colloq. an expression usedto reject or to imply scepticism about a favourable or consolingremark. all the way the whole distance; completely. at all(with neg. or interrog.) in any way; to any extent (did not swimat all; did you like it at all?). be all up with see UP. inall in total number; altogether (there were 10 people in all).on all fours see FOUR. one and all everyone. [OE all, eall,prob. f. Gmc]
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