You use all to refer to a situation or to life in general. Putting all of one's available resources into an effort: Every one (of), or the complete amount or number (of), or the whole (of):
All The Fallen A Hub for Mature Comics and Stories
When 'all' refers to a group of people/things as a unified whole, it comes with a singular verb, but when 'all' refers to multiple groups. • katie's toys were spread out all over the floor. Games staking all of one's chips, as in poker.
• the choir has sung in concerts all over the country.
There are 63 meanings listed in oed's entry for the word all, two of which are labelled obsolete. The whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration): Like quentin delapierre and his crew, we are all looking in the same direction. We use all (of) the (with an article), when we're talking about a specific group of the noun.
See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. The governor mounted a halfhearted campaign for the presidency but didn't. • there are leaves all over the car. All is silent on the island now.
• there was a sound of.
When we say all (of) the students, we're talking about a specific group of students. As you'll have read in our news pages, all has not been well of late. Discover the shared vision of @sailgpfra and @all for more responsible travel, hospitality, and experiences. How to use all in a sentence.
The whole number of (used in referring to individuals or particulars, taken collectively): • she had flour and stuff all over her hands. When 'all' is a pronoun, it can come with both singular and plural nouns. The meaning of all is the whole amount, quantity, or extent of.
