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  • 11all — all1 W1S1 [o:l US o:l] determiner, predeterminer, pron 1.) the whole of an amount, thing, or type of thing ▪ Have you done all your homework? all your life/all day/all year etc (=during the whole of your life, a day, a year etc) ▪ He had worked… …

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  • 12all — 1 determiner /O:l/ determiner, predeterminer 1 the complete amount or quantity of; the whole of: I ve got all day tomorrow to do it. | He had worked all his life in the mine. | Have you done all your homework? | She didn t say a single word all… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2000 — Infobox Hurling All Ireland year=2000 team=Kilkenny titles=26th captain=Willie O Connor manager=Brian Cody munster=Cork leinster=Kilkenny ulster=Derry connacht= poty=D.J. Carey matches= The All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 2000 (known… …

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  • 14all */*/*/ — UK [ɔːl] / US [ɔl] adverb, determiner, preposition, pronoun Summary: All can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by an uncountable or plural noun): They had given up all hope. ♦ All children deserve encouragement. as a… …

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  • 15all*/*/*/ — [ɔːl] grammar word summary: All can be: ■ a determiner: All children deserve encouragement. ■ a pronoun: I want to invite all of you. ♦ We can all relax. ■ an adverb: Bernard was all alone in a strange city. 1) the whole of an amount, thing,… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 16all — [[t]ɔl[/t]] adj. 1) the whole or full amount of: all the cake; all year[/ex] 2) the whole number of: all students; all kinds[/ex] 3) the greatest possible: with all speed[/ex] 4) any; any whatever: beyond all doubt[/ex] 5) entirely; purely: The… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 17all in all — adverb with everything considered (and neglecting details) (Freq. 3) altogether, I m sorry it happened all in all, it s not so bad • Syn: ↑on the whole, ↑altogether, ↑tout ensemble * * * I. : something that represent …

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  • 18all — 1. adverb /ɔːl,ɔl,ɒl,ɑl/ a) Apiece; each. You’ve got it all wrong. b) So much. She was all, “Whatever.” 2. noun /ɔːl,ɔl,ɒl,ɑl/ a) Everything possible. She gave her …

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  • 19all nerves — np Tense, nervous. By the time I got my convertible out of the car wash, I was all nerves. 1930s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 20all systems go — used for saying that everything is ready for an event or an activity to begin Once she got the money for the new business it was all systems go …

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