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all the farther

Variant of all

adjective

  1. the whole extent or quantity of: all New England, all the gold
  2. the entire number of: all the men went
  3. every one of: all men must eat
  4. the greatest possible; as much as possible: said in all sincerity
  5. any; any whatever: true beyond all question
  6. every: now used only in such phrases as all manner of men
  7. alone; only: life is not all pleasure
  8. seeming to be nothing but: he was all arms and legs
  9. 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

pronoun

  1. everyone: all must die
  2. every one: all of us are here; all of the pencils are sharpened
  3. everything; the whole thing, matter, situation, etc.: all is over between them
  4. every part or bit: all of it is gone

noun

  1. one's whole property, effort, etc.: gave his all
  2. a totality; whole

adverb

  1. wholly; entirely; altogether; quite: all worn out, riding all through the night
  2. apiece: a score of thirty all
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