Толковый словарь английского языка - all
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English ~, al, from Old English e~; akin to Old High German ~ ~ Date: before 12th century 1. the whole amount, quantity, or extent of , as much as possible , every member or individual component of , the whole number or sum of , every , any whatever , nothing but ; only :, completely taken up with, given to, or absorbed by , having or seeming to have (some physical feature) in conspicuous excess or prominence , paying full attention with , used up ; entirely consumed, being more than one person or thing , see: whole II. adverb Date: before 12th century 1. wholly , quite , selected as the best (as at a sport) within an area or organization, only , exclusively, just , so much , for each side ; apiece , III. pronoun, singular or plural in construction Date: before 12th century 1. the whole number, quantity, or amount ; totality , b. — used in such phrases as for ~ I know, for ~ I care, and for ~ the good it does to indicate a lack of knowledge, interest, or effectiveness everybody , everything , IV. noun Date: 1593 the whole of one's possessions, resources, or energy
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adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 a the whole amount, quantity, or extent of (waited all day; all his life; we all know why; take it all). b (with pl.) the entire number of (all the others left; all ten men; the children are all boys; film stars all). 2 any whatever (beyond all doubt). 3 greatest possible (with all speed). --n. 1 a all the persons or things concerned (all were present; all were thrown away). b everything (all is lost; that is all). 2 (foll. by of) a the whole of (take all of it). b every one of (all of us). c colloq. as much as (all of six feet tall). d colloq. affected by; in a state of (all of a dither). 3 one's whole strength or resources (prec. by my, your, etc.). 4 (in games) on both sides (two goals all). Usage Widely used with of in sense 2a, b, esp. when followed by a pronoun or by a noun implying a number of persons or things, as in all of the children are here. However, use with mass nouns (as in all of the bread) is often avoided. --adv. 1 a entirely, quite (dressed all in black; all round the room; the all-important thing). b as an intensifier (a book all about ships; stop all this grumbling). 2 colloq. very (went all shy). 3 (foll. by the + compar.) a by so much; to that extent (if they go, all the better). b in the full degree to be expected (that makes it all the worse). Phrases and idioms all along all the time (he was joking all along). all-American 1 representing the whole of (or only) America or the US. 2 truly American (all-American boy). all and sundry everyone. all-around US = all-round. All Blacks colloq. the New Zealand international Rugby Union football team. all but very nearly (it was all but impossible; he was all but drowned). all-clear a signal that danger or difficulty is over. All Fools' Day 1 April. all for colloq. strongly in favour of. All Hallows see HALLOW. all-important crucial; vitally important. all in colloq. exhausted. all-in (attrib.) inclusive of all. all in all everything considered. all-in wrestling wrestling with few or no restrictions. all manner of see MANNER. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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