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