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all that

all that
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [awl th at]
    • /ɔl ðæt/
    • /ɔːl ðæt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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".

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Synonyms 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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