all
• predeterminer & determiner 1 the whole quantity or extent of: all her money. 2 any whatever: he denied all knowledge. 3 the greatest possible: with all speed. • pronoun everything or everyone. • adverb 1 completely. 2 indicating an equal score: one-all. — PHRASES all along from the beginning. all and sundry everyone. all but 1 very nearly. 2 all except. all for informal strongly in favour of. all in informal exhausted. all in all on the whole. all out using all one’s strength or resources. all over informal 1 everywhere. 2 informal typical of the person mentioned. all over the place informal 1 everywhere. 2 in a state of disorder. all round 1 in all respects. 2 for or by each person: drinks all round. all told in total. at all in any way. in all in total. on all fours on hands and knees. one’s all one’s whole strength or resources. — ORIGIN Old English.
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