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# all

«all» in Mova's school dictionary: **every one, the whole lot, with none left out** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

determiner, pronoun (all, all of); adverb (all alone, all wet, all over); noun (give your all)

### meaning for a pupil

1) All means every one, the whole lot, with none left out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/all/#m1)

2) All means the whole of something: all day, all the cake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/all/#m2)

3) As an adverb all means completely: she was all wet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/all/#m3)

4) In scores all means each side has the same: two all, 3–3. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/all/#m4)

5) (casual) «All» can mean «said» in chatty US talk: and she was all, «no way!». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/all/#m5)

6) (casual) «Y'all» (US South) and «you all» mean «you, every one of you». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/all/#m6)

7) (formal) The exam voice says «the aggregate», «the entirety», «in total», «collectively», «in its entirety» where a child would say «all» or «in all». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/all/#m7)

### sense in the lessons

in «in all» the whole amount when parts are put together («How many in all?» = total); also «all of them»; in class «all four operations», «that's all»; in everyday life «all right», «at all», «after all», «all together», «all day long», «all over the floor»; in safety «all clear»; in sport scores «two all»; in casual talk «all good», «that's all I need!» (sarcasm: just what I did not need), «y'all»; in the exam voice «Determine the aggregate number», «in total», «collectively»

### examples

- There are 4 stamps on the table and 10 stamps in the box. How many stamps are there in all? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/all/#x1)
- Kim had 8 pears and ate all of them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/all/#x2)
- Raj has 3 bags of 5 shells. How many shells does he have in all? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/all/#x3)
- All the children lined up at the door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/all/#x4)
- We played in the park all afternoon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/all/#x5)
- Is that all you want for lunch? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/all/#x6)
- My shoes got all muddy in the rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/all/#x7)
- All dogs need water and exercise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/all/#x8)
- The match ended two all. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/all/#x9)
- y'all want 2 slices each? there's 4 of us so 8 slices [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/all/#x10)
- Oh great, rain on sports day, that's all we need. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/all/#x11)
- Determine the aggregate number of stamps, given that 4 are situated upon the table and 10 within the box. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/all/#x12)
- The Velveteen Rabbit was all alone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/all/#x13)

### note

«in all» asks for the total: add the parts, or multiply equal groups; «in total», «altogether», «the aggregate» and «collectively» ask the same. Trap: «all four operations» only means every one of them, and «ate all of them» leaves zero. «all together» (everyone at once) is two words; «altogether» (in total) is one. «All» goes with plural or uncountable nouns: all the apples, all the water. «That's all we need!» said in a bad mood is sarcasm: it means a new problem, not a total. «two all» is a draw, not 2 + 2.

### In the corpora

- [Shops, hospitals, buses and factories need people at all hours, so their workers follow a rota that can change every week.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/1/)
- [Overtime is working extra hours beyond the normal ones; sometimes it is paid at a higher rate, sometimes not paid at all.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/8/)
- [Job hunting means searching adverts and sending applications, often dozens before getting anywhere; many get no reply at all.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/5/)
- [Starting a new job means learning new systems, names and rules all at once, so people come home tired.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/18/)
- [Moving means packing everything, doing paperwork and saying goodbye all at once, so it is very stressful.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «all» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/all/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.