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Alls vs. All — What's the Difference?

Alls vs. All — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Alls and All

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Which is correct: Alls or All

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All

Being or representing the entire or total number, amount, or quantity
All the windows are open. Deal all the cards.

All

Constituting, being, or representing the total extent or the whole
All Christendom.

All

Being the utmost possible of
Argued the case in all seriousness.

All

Every
Got into all manner of trouble.

All

Any whatsoever
Beyond all doubt.
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All

(Pennsylvania) Consumed; used up; gone
The apples are all.

All

(Informal) Being more than one
Who all came to the party? See Note at y'all.

All

The whole of one's fortune, resources, or energy; everything one has
The brave defenders gave their all.

All

Wholly; completely
A room painted all white.

All

So much
I am all the better for that experience.

All

Used as an intensive
Then he got all mad and left.

All

Each; apiece
A score of five all.

All

Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or uncountable).
All contestants must register at the scorer’s table.
All flesh is originally grass.
All my friends like classical music.

All

Throughout the whole of (a stated period of time; generally used with units of a day or longer).

All

Only; alone; nothing but.
He's all talk; he never puts his ideas into practice.

All

(obsolete) Any.

All

Everything.
Some gave all they had.
She knows all and sees all.
Those who think they know it all are annoying to those of us who do.

All

Everyone.
A good time was had by all.
We all enjoyed the movie.

All

The only thing(s).
All that was left was a small pile of ash.

All

Used after what, where, how and similar words, either without changing their meaning, or indicating that one expects that they cover more than one element, e.g. that "who all attended" is more than one person.}} Some dialects only allow this to follow some words and not others.

All

Wholly; entirely; completely; totally.
She was sitting all alone. It suddenly went all quiet.

All

Apiece; each.
The score was 30 all when the rain delay started.

All

(degree) So much.
Don't want to go? All the better since I lost the tickets.

All

Even; just.

All

A quotative particle, compare like.
She was all, “Whatever.”

All

(with a possessive pronoun) Everything that one is capable of.
She gave her all, and collapsed at the finish line.

All

(countable) The totality of one's possessions.

All

(obsolete) Although.

All

All gone; dead.
The butter is all.

All

The whole quantity, extent, duration, amount, quality, or degree of; the whole; the whole number of; any whatever; every; as, all the wheat; all the land; all the year; all the strength; all happiness; all abundance; loss of all power; beyond all doubt; you will see us all (or all of us).
Prove all things: hold fast that which is good.

All

Any.

All

Only; alone; nothing but.
I was born to speak all mirth and no matter.

All

Wholly; completely; altogether; entirely; quite; very; as, all bedewed; my friend is all for amusement.

All

Even; just. (Often a mere intensive adjunct.
All as his straying flock he fed.
A damsel lay deploringAll on a rock reclined.

All

The whole number, quantity, or amount; the entire thing; everything included or concerned; the aggregate; the whole; totality; everything or every person; as, our all is at stake.
Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to all.
All that thou seest is mine.
Thou shalt be all in all, and I in thee,Forever.
Trust me not at all, or all in all.

All

Although; albeit.
All they were wondrous loth.

All

Quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class;
We sat up all night
Ate all the food
All men are mortal
All parties are welcome
Have some milk
Some roses were still blooming
Having some friends over
Some apples
Some paper

All

Completely given to or absorbed by;
Became all attention

All

To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly');
He was wholly convinced
Entirely satisfied with the meal
It was completely different from what we expected
Was completely at fault
A totally new situation
The directions were all wrong
It was not altogether her fault
An altogether new approach
A whole new idea

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