determiner

all

all, every, the whole of

All children need love.

All children need love.

I spent all the money.

I spent all the money.

All of us are going.

All of us are going.

He was dressed all in black.

He was dressed all in black.

all + plural noun All children need love.

all + of + pronoun/determiner + noun All of us are going.

all + uncountable noun I spent all the money.

Synonyms: every, whole, entire; Antonyms: none, no, nothing

From Old English 'eall', meaning 'the whole of, every'.

Picture opening your arms wide to embrace everything. 'All' covers the entire group.

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