adjective
- the whole extent or quantity of: all New England, all the gold
- the entire number of: all the men went
- every one of: all men must eat
- the greatest possible; as much as possible: said in all sincerity
- any; any whatever: true beyond all question
- every: now used only in such phrases as all manner of men
- alone; only: life is not all pleasure
- seeming to be nothing but: he was all arms and legs
- ☆ Dialectal completely used up, consumed, over with, etc.: the bread is all
Origin:
ME al, all < OE eal < IE *al-no-s < base *al-, *ol-, beyond, exceeding > L ultra