- at all with negative or in questions
- at all with negative or in questionsin any way; to any extent.→ all
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all — predeterminer, determiner, & pronoun the whole quantity or extent of. ↘[det.] any whatever. ↘[det.] the greatest possible. ↘[pronoun] everything. adverb 1》 completely. 2》 (in games) used after a number to indicate an equal score. Phrases all… … English new terms dictionary
Negative and positive rights — Rights Theoretical distinctions Natural and legal rights Claim rights and liberty rights Negative and positive rights I … Wikipedia
all — [[t]ɔ͟ːl[/t]] ♦ 1) PREDET: PREDET det pl n/n uncount You use all to indicate that you are referring to the whole of a particular group or thing or to everyone or everything of a particular kind. He felt betrayed by his mother, and this anger… … English dictionary
all — all1 W1S1 [o:l US o:l] determiner, predeterminer, pron 1.) the whole of an amount, thing, or type of thing ▪ Have you done all your homework? all your life/all day/all year etc (=during the whole of your life, a day, a year etc) ▪ He had worked… … Dictionary of contemporary English
all — all1 W1S1 [o:l US o:l] determiner, predeterminer, pron 1.) the whole of an amount, thing, or type of thing ▪ Have you done all your homework? all your life/all day/all year etc (=during the whole of your life, a day, a year etc) ▪ He had worked… … Dictionary of contemporary English
at all — adverb in the slightest degree or in any respect (Freq. 81) Are you at all interested? No, not at all was not in the least unfriendly • Syn: ↑in the least, ↑the least bit * * * əd.ˈȯl, əˈtȯl, ad.ˈȯl adverb (or adjective) : in any way or… … Useful english dictionary
all — (ôl) adj. 1. Being or representing the entire or total number, amount, or quantity: »All the windows are open. Deal all the cards. See Synonyms at WHOLE(Cf. ↑whole). 2. Constituting, being, or representing the total extent or the whole: »all… … Word Histories
negative — [[t]ne̱gətɪv[/t]] ♦♦♦ negatives 1) ADJ GRADED A fact, situation, or experience that is negative is unpleasant, depressing, or harmful. The news from overseas is overwhelmingly negative... All this had an extremely negative effect on the criminal… … English dictionary
All Due Respect (The Wire episode) — Infobox The Wire episode caption = episode name = All Due Respect episode no = 27 epigraph = There s never been a paper bag. Colvin teleplay = Richard Price story = David Simon and Richard Price writer = director = Steve Shill guest star = see… … Wikipedia
all — 1 determiner /O:l/ determiner, predeterminer 1 the complete amount or quantity of; the whole of: I ve got all day tomorrow to do it. | He had worked all his life in the mine. | Have you done all your homework? | She didn t say a single word all… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
