all

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   completely given to or absorbed by

   became all attention

2. 2
   det

   Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or uncountable).

   All contestants must register for the footrace: we've arranged numbers for them all.

3. 3
   det

   Throughout the whole of (a stated period of time; generally used with units of a day or longer).

   The store is open all day and all night.

4. 4
   det

   Only; alone; nothing but.

   He's all talk; he never puts his ideas into practice.

5. 5
   det

   Any.

   without all remedy

6. 6
   pron

   Everything.

   Some gave all they had.

7. 7
   pron

   Everyone.

   A good time was had by all (of you/us/them).

8. 8
   pron

   The only thing(s).

   All that was left was a small pile of ash.

Etymology

From Middle English all, from Old English eall, from Proto-West Germanic *all, from Proto-Germanic *allaz, of uncertain origin but perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“all”). Cognates Cognate with Scots a, a', aa, aal, aw (“all”), Yola aal, al, all, aul (“all”), North Frisian aal, aale, ale, ali, åle (“all”), Saterland Frisian al (“already”), aal (“all”), West Frisian alle (“all”), Dutch al (“all”), German and Luxembourgish all (“all”), Vilamovian oły, ołły (“all”), Yiddish אַלע (ale, “all”), Danish al (“all”), Faroese and Icelandic allur (“all”), Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish all (“all”),…