all

ɔːl

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#1·4h ago

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.

Origin: From , from , from , from , of uncertain origin but perhaps from . Cognate with , a', aa, aal, aw, , al, all, aul, , aale, ale, ali, åle, , aal, , , , , ołły, , , , , , all, ; also , , , eile, uile, uileag, uilig, , , uileag, , . The dialectal sense “all gone” is a . The use in who all, where all etc. also has equivalents in German (see alles). Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·4h ago

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

List all books of which you were the sole or co-author.

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#3·4h ago

Only; alone; nothing but.

All flesh is originally grass.

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