all

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɔːl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɔl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ôl)

Collocations for "all"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "all" in context.

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all

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. I'm all ears
  2. all [people, children, students, cars, countries]
  3. all the [people] in the [world, class, room, company]
  4. not all [children]
  5. not all the [students] (in the class)
  6. ate (up) all her [dinner]
  7. all [day, morning, night]
  8. spent all the [day, money]
  9. didn't stop (raining) all [day]
  10. are all [alike, the same, different]
  11. above all [others, else, people]
  12. you, of all people (should)
  13. beyond all [doubt, reason]
  14. is that all [there is, you've got to say]?
adv
  1. get all [wet, sweaty, confused]
  2. feel all [shivery, confused, warm and fuzzy]
  3. all [alone, on my own, by herself]
  4. all over [the world, the floor, his shirt, the place]
  5. all about [technology, the war, politics]
  6. it's all over (now)
  7. all [lies, hearsay, nonsense]
n
  1. give your all to your [kids, students, employees]
  2. give it my all [at the game, for the test]
  3. gave it his all (but)
  4. can only give it your all
  5. the judge [said, bellowed] "all rise"!
  6. all is [bright, fine]
pron
  1. (not) all of [us, the countries]
  2. almost all of the [money]
  3. was all for [nothing, nought]
  4. (he,) above all
  5. most of all
additional examples
  1. (not) all of [us, the countries]
  2. give your all to your [kids, students, employees]
  3. get all [wet, sweaty, confused]
  4. almost all of the [money]
  5. give it my all [at the game, for the test]
  6. feel all [shivery, confused, warm and fuzzy]
  7. was all for [nothing, nought]
  8. gave it his all (but)
  9. I'm all ears
  10. (he,) above all
  11. can only give it your all
  12. all [alone, on my own, by herself]
  13. most of all
  14. the judge [said, bellowed] "all rise"!
  15. all over [the world, the floor, his shirt, the place]
  16. all is [bright, fine]
  17. all about [technology, the war, politics]
  18. it's all over (now)
  19. I'm all in
  20. all [people, children, students, cars, countries]
  21. all the [people] in the [world, class, room, company]
  22. not all [children]
  23. not all the [students] (in the class)
  24. all (of) the [cake, dinner, candy, money]
  25. ate (up) all her [dinner]
  26. eat it all up
  27. all [day, morning, night]
  28. spent all the [day, money]
  29. didn't stop (raining) all [day]
  30. all at once
  31. are all [alike, the same, different]
  32. all [lies, hearsay, nonsense]
  33. [cry, complain, yell] all you like
  34. above all [others, else, people]
  35. you, of all people (should)
  36. beyond all [doubt, reason]
  37. is that all [there is, you've got to say]?
  38. I've seen them all
'all' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
American - April - August - China - Christmas - Dutch - God - Greek - Irish - July - June - Muslim - SOB - ability - able - about - above - absence - accessible - accommodate - accordance - account - accountability - accurate - ache - across - act - activity - actor - add - affected - affection - aforementioned - after - afternoon - again - aggregate - aging - agreed - album - alike - alive - almost - along - amazing - amused - amusing - ancillary - anger - angle

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