all

adjective
UK: /ɔːl/
US: /ɑːl/

  1. Every one or everything; the whole quantity or extent of.

    1. I ate all the cake [ ] [ ]
    2. All of my friends are coming to the party, so it should be a great time [ ] [ ]

  2. Used to indicate the maximum possible extent or degree of something.

    1. Give it all you've got [ ] [ ]
    2. She dedicated all her energy towards completing the project on time. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

every each totally everything entirely whole altogether
all adverb

  1. Completely; entirely; to the greatest extent.

    1. He was all alone [ ] [ ]
    2. She was all smiles when she received the good news from the university [ ] [ ]

  2. Used before an adjective or adverb to emphasize a particular quality or characteristic.

    1. It's all the same to me [ ] [ ]
    2. He arrived all too late to participate in the initial discussions [ ] [ ]
all noun

  1. Everything that someone has.

    1. He lost all his money [ ] [ ]
    2. She risked all on a single throw of the dice in the high-stakes game [ ] [ ]
all pronoun

  1. Used to mean that something is the only thing necessary.

    1. All I want is you [ ] [ ]
    2. All she needed was a quiet place to concentrate on her studies [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "all" in English means: Every one or everything; the whole quantity or extent of., Used to indicate the maximum possible extent or degree of something..

The phonetic transcription of "all" is /ɔːl/ in British English and /ɑːl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "all": every, each, totally, everything, entirely, whole, altogether.

Example usage of "all": "I ate all the cake". More examples on the page.