all there

idiom
UK: /ɔːl ðeə/
US: /ɔːl ðer/

  1. To be mentally alert and aware of what is happening.

    1. I don't think he is all there today; he seems confused. [ ] [ ]
    2. After the accident, it took her a while to be completely all there again, processing everything. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

alert sane aware lucid compos mentis
all there adjective

  1. Mentally competent; able to understand things clearly.

    1. Is she all there? She said something strange. [ ] [ ]
    2. You need to be all there to understand this complicated instruction manual. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Synonyms for "all there": alert, sane, aware, lucid, compos mentis.

Example usage of "all there": "I don't think he is all there today; he seems confused.". More examples on the page.