all
Everything that one is capable ofEverything that one is capable of.
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Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Everything that one is capable of.
She gave her all, and collapsed at the finish line.
alles
всёvsjo
(countable, uncountable)Everything in general; all that matters.
I will die fighting for my people, because my people are all.
(countable)The totality of one's possessions.
Origin
From Middle English all, from Old English eall, from Proto-West Germanic *all, from Proto-From Middle English all, from Old English eall, from Proto-West Germanic *all, from Proto-Germanic *allaz, of uncertain origin but perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“all”).
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Forms
plural: allsSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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