all
1. quantifier;
used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class (Freq. 247)
- we sat up all night
- ate all the food
- all men are mortal
- all parties are welcome
• Ant:
some, no
• Similar to:
each, every, every last
2. completely given to or absorbed by (Freq. 3)
- became all attention
• Similar to:
complete
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent ('whole' is often used informally for 'wholly') (Freq. 26)
- he was wholly convinced
- entirely satisfied with the meal
- it was completely different from what we expected
- was completely at fault
- a totally new situation
- the directions were all wrong
- it was not altogether her fault
- an altogether new approach
- a whole new idea
• Syn:
wholly, entirely, completely, totally, altogether, whole
• Ant:
partly (for: wholly)
• Derived from adjective:
total (for: totally), complete (for: completely), entire (for: entirely), whole (for: wholly)
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism
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