meaning of all
1. The whole quantity, extent, duration, amount, quality, or degree of; the whole; the whole number of; any whatever; every; as, all the wheat; all the land; all the year; all the strength; all happiness; all abundance; loss of all power; beyond all doubt; you will see us all (or all of us).
2. Any.
3. Only; alone; nothing but.
4. Wholly; completely; altogether; entirely; quite; very; as, all bedewed; my friend is all for amusement.
5. Even; just. (Often a mere intensive adjunct. )
6. The whole number, quantity, or amount; the entire thing; everything included or concerned; the aggregate; the whole; totality; everything or every person; as, our all is at stake.
7. Although; albeit.
8. All four legs of a quadruped; or the two legs and two arms of a person.
9. All health; -- a phrase of salutation or welcome.
10. Alt. of All Saints
11. The first day of November, called, also, Allhallows or Hallowmas; a feast day kept in honor of all the saints; also, the season of this festival.
12. The second day of November; a feast day of the Roman Catholic church, on which supplications are made for the souls of the faithful dead.
13. The first day of April, a day on which sportive impositions are practiced.
Related Words
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