All
adjective
The whole of something.
She ate all the cake.
Often appears as...
- all people
- all day
adverb
Completely, fully.
She was all ready to leave.
Often appears as...
- all alone
- all set
noun
Everything one has.
She gave her all to the performance.
Often appears as...
- give one's all
- with all one's might
pronoun
Every person or thing.
All are welcome to attend.
Often appears as...
- all are
- all have
adverb
In every respect.
She is all the mother a child could want.
Often appears as...
- all the more
- all the better
adjective
The whole of something.
She ate all the cake.
Often appears as...
- all people
- all day
adverb
Completely, fully.
She was all ready to leave.
Often appears as...
- all alone
- all set
noun
Everything one has.
She gave her all to the performance.
Often appears as...
- give one's all
- with all one's might
pronoun
Every person or thing.
All are welcome to attend.
Often appears as...
- all are
- all have
adverb
In every respect.
She is all the mother a child could want.
Often appears as...
- all the more
- all the better
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Quantifying Everything
Use 'all' to indicate the total number or amount of something without exceptions.
He spent all his savings on the trip.
Pro Tip 2/3Time Span
'All' can express the idea of 'during the entire' when talking about time.
I waited all morning for your call.
Pro Tip 3/3With 'the'
Combine 'all' with 'the' to emphasize completeness of a group.
All the students passed the test.
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The benefits of a...
by filtering it through their primary language. Because all types of bilingual people can become fully proficient in a language regardless of accent or pronunciation, the difference may not be apparent to a casual observer. But recent advances in brain imaging technology have given neurolinguists a glimpse
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Bill Gates: The next...
We have the benefits of all the science and technology that we talk about here. We've got cell phones to get information from the public and get information out to them. We have satellite maps where we can see where people are and where they're moving. We have advances in biology
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What game theory teaches...
decisions through our values first and though it may not always go our way just like I said we make decisions all the time that aren't always in our interests like bringing an injured bad guy in putting them in our hospitals not our interests but what that does it
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The five major world...
He taught that all life follows karma, the law of cause and effect, and our job is to do our duty, or dharma, according to our place in society without worrying how things turn out. When we die, we are reincarnated into a new body.
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Questions No One Knows...
a number so vast that if every atom in our observable universe had its own universe, and all of the atoms in all those universes each had their own universe, and you repeated that for two more cycles,
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Genius: Aretha Chain of...
well you only got three chords ah we'll make them sound like a million bucks chain change in recognition of all you've done the people of the world hereby crown you queen also
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Why don't perpetual...
it could sustain life indefinitely. There's just one problem. They don't work. Ideas for perpetual motion machines all violate one or more fundamental laws of thermodynamics,
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5 Amazing Animal...
but for a novice sewing is tiring world she's lost all momentum
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The Dark Side of...
Deeper into the swamp lies the reason for all this fishing.
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Planet Earth: A...
nurture the natural world which is after all our home
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The benefits of a...
by filtering it through their primary language. Because all types of bilingual people can become fully proficient in a language regardless of accent or pronunciation, the difference may not be apparent to a casual observer. But recent advances in brain imaging technology have given neurolinguists a glimpse
Video examples
Bill Gates: The next...
We have the benefits of all the science and technology that we talk about here. We've got cell phones to get information from the public and get information out to them. We have satellite maps where we can see where people are and where they're moving. We have advances in biology
Video examples
What game theory teaches...
decisions through our values first and though it may not always go our way just like I said we make decisions all the time that aren't always in our interests like bringing an injured bad guy in putting them in our hospitals not our interests but what that does it
Video examples
The five major world...
He taught that all life follows karma, the law of cause and effect, and our job is to do our duty, or dharma, according to our place in society without worrying how things turn out. When we die, we are reincarnated into a new body.
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
a number so vast that if every atom in our observable universe had its own universe, and all of the atoms in all those universes each had their own universe, and you repeated that for two more cycles,
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Genius: Aretha Chain of...
well you only got three chords ah we'll make them sound like a million bucks chain change in recognition of all you've done the people of the world hereby crown you queen also
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Why don't perpetual...
it could sustain life indefinitely. There's just one problem. They don't work. Ideas for perpetual motion machines all violate one or more fundamental laws of thermodynamics,
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5 Amazing Animal...
but for a novice sewing is tiring world she's lost all momentum
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The Dark Side of...
Deeper into the swamp lies the reason for all this fishing.
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Planet Earth: A...
nurture the natural world which is after all our home
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