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How to pronounce all
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What does all mean?
detEvery individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or uncountable).
“All flesh is originally grass.”
Throughout the whole of (a stated period of time; generally used with units of a day or longer).
“I’ve been working on this all year.”
Only; alone; nothing but.
“He's all talk; he never puts his ideas into practice.”
pronEverything.
“Some gave all they had.”
Everyone.
“We all enjoyed the movie.”
The only thing(s).
“We ate potatoes and ziti .... that's all.”
advWholly; entirely; completely; totally.
“She was sitting all alone. It suddenly went all quiet. I'm all done, Mommy! I did it all by myself.”
Apiece; each.
“The score was 30 all when the rain delay started.”
So much; used with "the" and a comparative.
“Don't want to go? All the better since I lost the tickets.”
nounEverything that one is capable of.
“She gave her all, and collapsed at the finish line.”
The totality of one's possessions.
Everything in general; all that matters.
“I will die fighting for my people, because my people are all.”
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