I ɔːl Eaten Invited Pronoun Bre Food Colleagues

• all of the food has gone.
• they've eaten all of it.
• they've eaten it all.
• i invited some of my colleagues but not all.

all

1. the whole number or amount
• All of the food has gone.
• They've eaten all of it.
• They've eaten it all.
• I invited some of my colleagues but not all.
• Not all of them were invited.
• All of them enjoyed the party.
• They all enjoyed it.
• His last movie was best of all.
2. the only thing; everything
• All I want is peace and quiet.
• It was all that I had.
• We have invited fifty people altogether.
• I am not altogether convinced by this argument.
• Can you put your books all together in this box?
• Let’s sing ‘Happy Birthday’. All together now!
3. most important of all; especially
• Above all, keep in touch.
4. despite what has been said or expected
• So you made it after all!
5. used when you are explaining something, or giving a reason
• He should have paid. He suggested it, after all.
6. everything you have
• They gave their all (= fought and died) in the war.
7. when everything is considered
• All in all it had been a great success.
8. having two or more uses, functions, etc.
• It's a corkscrew and bottle-opener all in one.
9. also; included; in addition
• She jumped into the river, clothes and all (= with her clothes on).
10. as well; too
• ‘I'm freezing.’ ‘Yeah, me and all.’
11. in any way; to any degree
• I didn't enjoy it at all.
12. to kill yourself
13. despite
• For all its clarity of style, the book is not easy reading.
14. used to say that something is not important or of no interest or value to you/somebody
• For all I know she's still living in Boston.
• You can do what you like, for all I care.
• For all the good it's done we might as well not have bothered.
15. as a total
• synonym altogether
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• There were twelve of us in all for dinner.
• That's £25.40 in all.
16. used as a polite reply to an expression of thanks
• ‘Thanks very much for your help.’ ‘Not at all, it was a pleasure.’
17. in or from all directions; everywhere
• We realized we were surrounded on all sides.
• Disaster threatens on every side.
• She was bombarded with questions from all sides.
18. to kill yourself

Word Origin

• Old English all, eall, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch al and German all.