American English
/ɔl/
One syllable.
the complete group or amount of people or things
“All” is commonly pronounced /ɔɫ/. Some American speakers use /ɑɫ/, especially in certain regional accents.
the complete group or amount of people or things
All the guests arrived on time.
She drank all the water.
Before a noun, say all the books or all of the books. Do not say all of books.
all day · all night · all the time · all over the world
all + plural noun
all + the/my/your + plural noun
the whole group or amount, when the noun is not repeated
All of us agreed.
I ate it all.
Use all of it for one thing and all of them for more than one person or thing.
that's all
all + of + us/you/them/it
subject + verb + it/them + all
each person or thing in a group; it often comes after the subject
We all enjoyed the movie.
They were all asleep.
all together
subject + all + main verb
subject + be + all + adjective
completely; used with some words to make their meaning stronger
The answer is all wrong.
By noon, the food was all gone.
all wrong · all alone · all gone
subject + be + all + wrong/alone/gone
used to add a reason or fact that supports what you have just said
After all, you need a break.
very suddenly
All of a sudden, the dog ran away.
okay, safe, or well
Are you all right?