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- [awl th at]
- /ɔl ðæt/
- /ɔːl ðæt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [awl th at]
- /ɔl ðæt/
Definitions of all that words
- phrase all that You use all that in statements with negative meaning when you want to weaken the force of what you are saying. 3
- noun all that (intensifier) 3
- noun all that so very 3
- noun all that everything of the same or related sort 3
- adjective all that the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration): all the cake; all the way; all year. 1
- adjective all that the whole number of (used in referring to individuals or particulars, taken collectively): all students. 1
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Origin of all that
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
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Parts of speech for All that
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
all that 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 that usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for all that
noun all that
- 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.
- business — Business is work relating to the production, buying, and selling of goods or services.
- lot — lot (def 14).
- aggregate — An aggregate amount or score is made up of several smaller amounts or scores added together.
- complex — Something that is complex has many different parts, and is therefore often difficult to understand.
Antonyms for all that
noun all that
- nothing — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
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