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