Meaning & Definition of All in English

1. Quantifier

• Used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

• "We sat up all night"

• "Ate all the food"

• "All men are mortal"

• "All parties are welcome"

2. Completely given to or absorbed by

• "Became all attention"

1. To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')

• "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"