All meaning

What does “all” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“all” is an adjective and adverb with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: (quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class.

all

adjective

  1. (quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

    “we sat up all night”

    “ate all the food”

    Oppositessomeno
  2. completely given to or absorbed by

    “became all attention”

adverb

  1. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')

    “he was wholly convinced”

    “entirely satisfied with the meal”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University