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At all Using English At all means ‘in any way’. We use it with questions and negatives to add emphasis, but not with affirmative statements:Do you want to swim in the sea at all?She was not at all frightened.We can use at all before or after an adjective:Were you at all upset by Kevin’s behaviour?They weren’t interested at all. At all and politenessWe often use at all at the end of a question to make the question sound more polite:[ID is an abbreviation of ‘identification’]Do you have any ID at all?[a waiter in a restaurant]Would you like any desserts at all?We can use not at all as a polite response to questions asking Would you mind …? or Do you mind …? and as a polite follow-up response to thank you:A:Would you mind taking this parcel to the main office?.B:No, not at all.A:Do you mind if I sit here?B:Not at all.A:That’s very kind of you, thank you.B:Not at all.

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https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/at-all useful phrases

Topic	At all
Source	https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/at-all
Section	Using English
SubSection	useful phrases
Content	At all means ‘in any way’. We use it with questions and negatives to add emphasis, but not with affirmative statements: Do you want to swim in the sea at all? She was not at all* frightened.* We can use at all before or after an adjective: Were you at all* upset by Kevin’s behaviour?* They weren’t interested at all. At all and politeness We often use at all at the end of a question to make the question sound more polite: [ID is an abbreviation of ‘identification’] Do you have any ID at all? [a waiter in a restaurant] Would you like any desserts at all? We can use not at all as a polite response to questions asking Would you mind …? or Do you mind …? and as a polite follow-up response to thank you: A: Would you mind taking this parcel to the main office?. B: No, *not at all. A: Do you mind if I sit here?* B: *Not at all. A: That’s very kind of you, thank you. B: Not at all*.

Mind B Questions Id Polite Response English Phrases

At all and politeness