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Meaning of the word all in English

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all

US /ɑːl/
UK /ɔːl/
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Determiner

the whole, entire, or total amount or quantity of

Example:
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She ate all the cake.
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All the students passed the exam.
Synonym:
entire whole complete total every

Pronoun

everyone or everything

Example:
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All is well.
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She gave her all to the project.
Synonym:
everything everyone the whole lot

Adverb

completely; entirely

Example:
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He was dressed all in black.
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The children were all excited.
Synonym:
completely entirely fully wholly altogether
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all in all at all be all things to all people all singing, all dancing all the time all right all-inclusive