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- [awl]
- /ɔl/
- /ɔːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [awl]
- /ɔl/
Definitions of all word
- predeterminer all You use all to indicate that you are referring to the whole of a particular group or thing or to everyone or everything of a particular kind. 3
- predeterminer all All is also a determiner. 3
- predeterminer all All is also a quantifier. 3
- predeterminer all All is also a pronoun. 3
- predeterminer all All is also an emphasizing pronoun. 3
- determiner all You use all to refer to the whole of a particular period of time. 3
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Origin of all
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English al, plural alle; Old English eal(l); cognate with Gothic alls, Old Norse allr, Old Frisian, Dutch, Middle Low German al, Old Saxon, Old High German al(l) (German all); if < *ol-no-, equivalent to Welsh oll and akin to Old Irish uile < *ol-io-; cf. almighty
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for All
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
all popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
all usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for all
adj all
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- full — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
- gross — without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
- outright — complete or total: an outright loss.
- perfect — conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type: a perfect sphere; a perfect gentleman.
adv all
- fully — entirely or wholly: You should be fully done with the work by now.
- quite — completely, wholly, or entirely: quite the reverse; not quite finished.
- purely — entirely; completely.
- totally — wholly; entirely; completely.
- altogether — You use altogether to emphasize that something has stopped, been done, or finished completely.
noun all
- group — any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
- accumulation — An accumulation of something is a large number of things which have been collected together or acquired over a period of time.
- aggregate — An aggregate amount or score is made up of several smaller amounts or scores added together.
- aggregation — the act or process of aggregating
- collection — A collection of things is a group of similar things that you have deliberately acquired, usually over a period of time.
adverb all
- completely — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- very — in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly: A giant is very tall.
general all
- a bit — A bit of something is a small amount of it.
- a little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- in general — of or relating to all persons or things belonging to a group or category: a general meeting of the employees.
adjective all
- non-exclusive — not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.
pronoun all
- each and every one — all
Antonyms for all
adj all
- none — to no extent; in no way; not at all: The supply is none too great.
- zero — the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
- incompletely — not complete; lacking some part.
adv all
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