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all

–adjective

1.	the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration): all the cake; all the way; all year.

2.	the whole number of (used in referring to individuals or particulars, taken collectively): all students.

3.	the greatest possible (used in referring to quality or degree): with all due respect; with all speed.

4.	every: all kinds; all sorts.

5.	any; any whatever: beyond all doubt.

6.	nothing but; only: The coat is all wool.

7.	dominated by or as if by the conspicuous possession or use of a particular feature: The colt was all legs. They were all ears, listening attentively to everything she said.

8.	Chiefly Pennsylvania German. all gone; consumed; finished: The pie is all.

–pronoun

9.	the whole quantity or amount: He ate all of the peanuts. All are gone.

10.	the whole number; every one: all of us.

11.	everything: Is that all you want to say? All is lost.

–noun

12.	one's whole interest, energy, or property: to give one's all; to lose one's all.

13.	(often initial capital letter) the entire universe.

–adverb

14.	wholly; entirely; completely: all alone.

15.	only; exclusively: He spent his income all on pleasure.

16.	each; apiece: The score was one all.

17.	Archaic. even; just.

—Idioms

18.	above all, before everything else; chiefly: Above all, the little girl wanted a piano.

19.	after all, in spite of the circumstances; notwithstanding: He came in time after all.

20.	all at once. once (def. 14).

21.	all but, almost; very nearly: These batteries are all but dead.

22.	all in, Northern and Western U.S. very tired; exhausted: We were all in at the end of the day.

23.

all in all,

a.	everything considered; in general: All in all, her health is greatly improved.

b.	altogether: There were twelve absentees all in all.

c.	everything; everything regarded as important: Painting became his all in all.

24.	all in hand, Printing, Journalism. (of the copy for typesetting a particular article, book, issue, etc.) in the possession of the compositor.

25.	all in the wind, Nautical. too close to the wind.

26.	all out, with all available means or effort: We went all out to win the war.

27.

all over,

a.	finished; done; ended.

b.	everywhere; in every part.

c.	in every respect; typically.

28.

all standing, Nautical.

a.	in such a way and so suddenly that sails or engines are still set to propel a vessel forward: The ship ran aground all standing.

b.	fully clothed: The crew turned in all standing.

c.	fully equipped, as a vessel.

29.	all that, remarkably; entirely; decidedly (used in negative constructions): It's not all that different from your other house.

30.	all the better, more advantageous; so much the better: If the sun shines it will be all the better for our trip.

31.	all there, Informal. mentally competent; not insane or feeble-minded: Some of his farfetched ideas made us suspect that he wasn't all there.

32.	all the same. same (def. 9).

33.	all told. told (def. 2).

34.

all up,

a.	Printing, Journalism. (of copy) completely set in type.

b.	Informal. with no vestige of hope remaining: It's all up with George—they've caught him.

35.	and all, together with every other associated or connected attribute, object, or circumstance: What with the snow and all, we may be a little late.

36.

at all,

a.	in the slightest degree: I wasn't surprised at all.

b.	for any reason: Why bother at all?

c.	in any way: no offense at all.

37.	for all (that), in spite of; notwithstanding: For all that, it was a good year.

38.	in all, all included; all together: a hundred guests in all.

39.	once and for all, for the last time; finally: The case was settled once and for all when the appeal was denied.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME al, pl. alle; OE eal(l); c. Goth alls, ON allr, OFris, D, MLG al, OS, OHG al(l) (G all); if < *ol-no-, equiv. to Welsh oll and akin to OIr uile < *ol-io-; cf. almighty

]

—Synonyms 2. every one of, each of. 14. totally, utterly, fully.

—Usage note Expressions like all the farther and all the higher occur chiefly in informal speech: This is all the farther the bus goes. That's all the higher she can jump. Elsewhere as far as and as high as are generally used: This is as far as the bus goes. That's as high as she can jump.
Although some object to the inclusion of of in such phrases as all of the students and all of the contracts and prefer to omit it, the construction is entirely standard.
See also already, alright, altogether.

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–adverb

1.	at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.

2.	a single time: We ate there just once. We go to a movie once a week.

3.	even a single time; at any time; ever: If the facts once become known, it will be just too bad.

4.	by a single step, degree, or grade: a cousin once removed.

–adjective

5.	former; having at one time been: the once and future king.

–conjunction

6.	if or when at any time; if ever.

7.	whenever; as soon as: Once you're finished, you can leave.

–noun

8.	a single occasion; one time only: Once is enough.

—Idioms

all at once,

a.	simultaneously: The children were running, screaming, and throwing things all at once.

b.	suddenly: All at once the rain came down.

10.

at once,

a.	at the same time; simultaneously: Don't all speak at once.

b.	immediately; promptly: Tell him to come at once!

11.	once and again, repeatedly: He has been told once and again not to slam the door.

12.	once and for all, decisively; finally: Let's settle this problem once and for all. Also, once for all.

13.	once in a while, at intervals; occasionally: She stops in to see us once in a while.

14.	once or twice, a very few times; infrequently: I've seen her in the elevator once or twice.

15.	once upon a time, at some unspecified past time, esp. a long time ago: Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a prince and princess.

[Origin: bef. 1150; ME ones, OE ānes, orig. gen. of ān one; r. ME enes, OE ǣnes once, equiv. to ǣne once (orig. instrumental of ān) + -es adv. suffix; see -s¹

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all at once
adverb
1.	all at the same time; "Let's say 'Yes!' all at once" [syn: all together]
2.	without warning; "all at once, he started shouting" [syn: all of a sudden]

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all at once1

all at the same time
Example: Don't eat those cakes all at once!

Arabic:	مَعاً، دَفْعَة واحِدَه
Chinese (Simplified):	同时
Chinese (Traditional):	同時
Czech:	najednou
Danish:	på én gang
Dutch:	allemaal tegelijk
Estonian:	ühekorraga
Finnish:	yhtä aikaa, samalla kertaa
French:	d'un seul coup
German:	alle auf einmal
Greek:	μονομιάς
Hungarian:	mindent egyszerre
Icelandic:	alla í einu
Indonesian:	sekaligus
Italian:	tutti insieme, tutti in una volta

Japanese:	一度に
Latvian:	uzreiz
Lithuanian:	viską vienu kartu, *metu
Norwegian:	på en gang
Polish:	wszystko na raz
Portuguese (Brazil):	de uma vez
Portuguese (Portugal):	duma vez
Romanian:	dintr-o dată
Russian:	всё сразу
Slovak:	naraz
Slovenian:	naenkrat
Spanish:	de golpe
Swedish:	på en gång
Turkish:	hepsini birden

all at once2

suddenly
Example: All at once the light went out.

Arabic:	فَجْأة
Chinese (Simplified):	突然
Chinese (Traditional):	突然
Czech:	náhle
Danish:	pludselig
Dutch:	plotseling
Estonian:	äkitselt
Finnish:	yhtäkkiä
French:	tout à coup
German:	plötzlich
Greek:	ξαφνικά
Hungarian:	hirtelen
Icelandic:	skyndilega
Indonesian:	tiba-tiba
Italian:	tutto a un tratto*

Japanese:	突然
Latvian:	pēkšņi
Lithuanian:	staiga
Norwegian:	plutselig
Polish:	nagle
Portuguese (Brazil):	de repente
Portuguese (Portugal):	de repente
Romanian:	deodată
Russian:	внезапно
Slovak:	náhle
Slovenian:	nenadoma
Spanish:	de repente
Swedish:	plötsligt, med ens
Turkish:	aniden, birden bire

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