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Webster 1913 Edition

All

All

,
Adj.
[OE.
al
, pl.
alle
, AS.
eal
, pl.
ealle
, Northumbrian
alle
, akin to D. & OHG.
al
, Ger.
all
, Icel.
allr
. Dan.
al
, Sw.
all
, Goth.
alls
; and perh. to Ir. and Gael.
uile
, W.
oll
.]
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).
Prove
all
things: hold fast that which is good.
1 Thess. v. 21.
2.
Any.
[Obs.]
“Without all remedy.”
Shak.
☞ When the definite article “the,” or a possessive or a demonstrative pronoun, is joined to the noun that all qualifies, all precedes the article or the pronoun; as, all the cattle; all my labor; all his wealth; all our families; all your citizens; all their property; all other joys.
This word, not only in popular language, but in the Scriptures, often signifies, indefinitely, a large portion or number, or a great part. Thus, all the cattle in Egypt died, all Judea and all the region round about Jordan, all men held John as a prophet, are not to be understood in a literal sense, but as including a large part, or very great numbers.
3.
Only; alone; nothing but.
I was born to speak
all
mirth and no matter.
Shakespeare
All the whole
,
the whole (emphatically).
[Obs.]
“All the whole army.”
Shak.

All

,
adv.
1.
Wholly; completely; altogether; entirely; quite; very;
as,
all
bedewed; my friend is
all
for amusement.
“And cheeks all pale.”
Byron.
☞ In the ancient phrases, all too dear, all too much, all so long, etc., this word retains its appropriate sense or becomes intensive.
2.
Even; just. (Often a mere intensive adjunct.)
[Obs. or Poet.]
All
as his straying flock he fed.
Spenser.
A damsel lay deploring
All
on a rock reclined.
Gay.
All to
, or
All-to
.
In such phrases as “all to rent,” “all to break,” “all-to frozen,” etc., which are of frequent occurrence in our old authors, the all and the to have commonly been regarded as forming a compound adverb, equivalent in meaning to entirely, completely, altogether. But the sense of entireness lies wholly in the word all (as it does in “all forlorn,” and similar expressions), and the to properly belongs to the following word, being a kind of intensive prefix (orig. meaning asunder and answering to the LG. ter-, HG. zer-). It is frequently to be met with in old books, used without the all. Thus Wyclif says, “The vail of the temple was to rent:” and of Judas, “He was hanged and to-burst the middle:” i. e., burst in two, or asunder.
–
All along
.
See under
Along
.
–
All and some
,
individually and collectively, one and all.
[Obs.]
“Displeased all and some.”
Fairfax.
–
All but
.
(a)
Scarcely; not even.
[Obs.]
Shak.
(b)
Almost; nearly.
“The fine arts were all but proscribed.”
Macaulay.
–
All hollow
,
entirely, completely;
as, to beat any one
all hollow
.
[Low]
–
All one
,
the same thing in effect; that is, wholly the same thing.
–
All over
,
over the whole extent; thoroughly; wholly;
as, she is her mother
all over
.
[Colloq.]
–
All the better
,
wholly the better; that is, better by the whole difference.
–
All the same
,
nevertheless.
“There they [certain phenomena] remain rooted all the same, whether we recognize them or not.”
J. C. Shairp.
“But Rugby is a very nice place all the same.”
T. Arnold.
– See also under
All
,
Noun.

All

,
Noun.
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
.
Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to
all
.
Shakespeare
All
that thou seest is mine.
Gen. xxxi. 43.
All is used with of, like a partitive; as, all of a thing, all of us.
After all
,
after considering everything to the contrary; nevertheless.
–
All in all
,
a phrase which signifies all things to a person, or everything desired; (also adverbially) wholly; altogether.

Thou shalt be
all in all
, and I in thee,
Forever.
Milton.
Trust me not at all, or
all in all
.
Tennyson.
–
All in the wind
(Naut.)
,
a phrase denoting that the sails are parallel with the course of the wind, so as to shake.
–
All told
,
all counted; in all.
–
And all
,
and the rest; and everything connected.
“Bring our crown and all.”
Shak.
–
At all
.
(a)
In every respect; wholly; thoroughly.
[Obs.]
“She is a shrew at al(l).”
Chaucer.
(b)
A phrase much used by way of enforcement or emphasis, usually in negative or interrogative sentences, and signifying in any way or respect; in the least degree or to the least extent; in the least; under any circumstances;
as, he has no ambition
at all
; has he any property
at all
?
“Nothing at all.”
Shak.
“If thy father at all miss me.”
1 Sam. xx. 6
. –
Over all
,
everywhere.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
☞ All is much used in composition to enlarge the meaning, or add force to a word. In some instances, it is completely incorporated into words, and its final consonant is dropped, as in almighty, already, always: but, in most instances, it is an adverb prefixed to adjectives or participles, but usually with a hyphen, as, all-bountiful, all-glorious, allimportant, all-surrounding, etc. In others it is an adjective; as, allpower, all-giver. Anciently many words, as, alabout, alaground, etc., were compounded with all, which are now written separately.

All

,
c
onj.
[Orig.
all
, adv., wholly: used with
though
or
if
, which being dropped before the subjunctive left
all
as if in the sense
although
.]
Although; albeit.
[Obs.]
All
they were wondrous loth.
Spenser.

Webster 1828 Edition

All

ALL

,
Adj.
awl.
[Gr. Shemitic from calah, to be ended or completed to perfect.]
1.
Every one, or the whole number of particulars.
2.
The whole quantity, extent, duration, amount, quality, or degree; as, all the wheat; all the land; all the year; all the strength. This word signifies then, the whole or entire thing, or all the parts or particulars which compose it. It always precedes the definitive adjectives, the, my, thy, his, our, your, their; as, all the cattle; all my labor; all thy goods; all his wealth; all our families; all your citizens; all their property.
This word, not only in popular language, but in the scriptures, often signifies, indefinitely, a large portion or number, or a great part. Thus, all the cattle in Egypt died; all Judea and all the region round about Jordan; all men held John as a prophet; are not to be understood in a literal sense, but as including a large part or very great numbers.
This word is prefixed to many other words, to enlarge their signification; as already, always, all-prevailing.

ALL

,
adv.
Wholly; completely; entirely; as all along; all bedewed; all over; my friend is all for amusement; I love my father all. In the ancient phrases, all too dear, all so long, this word retains its appropriate sense; as,'he thought them six-pence all too dear,' that is, he thought them too dear by the sum of sixpence. In the sense of although, as, 'all were it as the rest,' and in the sense of just, or at the moment, as 'all as his straying flock he fed,' it is obsolete, or restricted to poetry.
It is all one is a phrase equivalent to the same thing in effect; that is, it is wholly the same thing.
All the better is equivalent to wholly the better; that is, better by the whole difference.

ALL

,
Noun.
1.
The whole number; as, all have not the same disposition; that is, all men.
2.
The whole; the entire thing; the aggregate amount; as, our all is at stake.
And Laban said, all that thou seest is mine. Gen. 31.
This adjective is much used as a noun, and applied to persons or things.
All in all is a phrase which signifies, all things to a person, or every thing desired.
Thou shalt be all in all, and I in thee, Forever.
When the words, and all close an enumeration of particulars, the word all is either intensive, or is added as a general term to express what is not enumerated; as a tree fell, nest, eagles and all.
At all is a phrase much used by way of enforcement or emphasis, usually in negative or interrogative sentences. He has no ambition at all; that is, not in the least degree. Has he any property at all?
All and some, in Spenser, Mason interprets, one and all. But from Lye's Saxon dictionary_webster1828, it appears that the phrase is a corruption of the Sax. ealle at somne, all together, all at once, from somne, together, at once. See Lye under Somne.
All in the wind, in seamen's language, is a phrase denoting that the sails are parallel with the course of the wind, so as to shake.
All is well is a watchman's phrase, expressing a state of safety.
All, in composition, enlarges the meaning, or adds force to a word; and it is generally more emphatical than most. In some instances, all is incorporated into words, as in almighty, already, always; but in most instances, it is an adjective prefixed to other words, but separated by a hyphen.

Definition 2025

áll

áll

See also: Appendix:Variations of "all"

Hungarian

Noun

áll ‎(plural állak)

  1. chin
Declension
Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative áll állak
accusative állat állakat
dative állnak állaknak
instrumental állal állakkal
causal-final állért állakért
translative állá állakká
terminative állig állakig
essive-formal állként állakként
essive-modal — —
inessive állban állakban
superessive állon állakon
adessive állnál állaknál
illative állba állakba
sublative állra állakra
allative állhoz állakhoz
elative állból állakból
delative állról állakról
ablative álltól állaktól
Possessive forms of áll
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. állam állaim
2nd person sing. állad állaid
3rd person sing. álla állai
1st person plural állunk állaink
2nd person plural állatok állaitok
3rd person plural álluk állaik
Derived terms

(Expressions):

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *salkɜ- ‎(“to stand”). [3][2]

Verb

áll

  1. to stand

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • fennáll
  • helyreáll
  • helytáll
  • ideáll
  • jótáll
  • kiáll
  • körbeáll
  • körüláll
  • különáll
  • leáll
  • megáll
  • melléáll
  • nekiáll
  • odaáll
  • odábbáll
  • odébbáll
  • összeáll
  • rááll
  • szembeáll
  • szétáll
  • továbbáll
  • végigáll
  • visszaáll

(Expressions):

References

  1. ↑ Entry #673 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
  2. 1 2 Gábor Zaicz, Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete, Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, ISBN 963 7094 01 6
  3. ↑ Entry #872 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -autl

Noun

áll m ‎(genitive singular áls, nominative plural álar)

  1. eel

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ēlaz, akin to Old English ǣl, Old High German āl.

Noun

áll m

  1. eel

Descendants

  • Danish: ål
  • Faroese: állur
  • Icelandic: áll

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *oŋlɜ ‎(“chin, jaw-bone”). [1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaːlː]

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