Idioms for all
Origin of all
before 900; Middle English
al, plural
alle; Old English
eal(l); cognate with Gothic
alls, Old Norse
allr, Old Frisian, Dutch, Middle Low German
al, Old Saxon, Old High German
al(l) (German
all); if <
*ol-no-, equivalent to Welsh
oll and akin to Old Irish
uile <
*ol-io-; cf.
almighty
SYNONYMS FOR all
usage note for all
Expressions like
all the farther and
all the higher occur chiefly in informal speech:
This is all the farther the bus goes. That's all the higher she can jump. Elsewhere
as far as and
as high as are generally used:
This is as far as the bus goes. That's as high as she can jump.
Although some object to the inclusion of of in such phrases as all of the students and all of the contracts and prefer to omit it, the construction is entirely standard.
See also already, alright, altogether.
Although some object to the inclusion of of in such phrases as all of the students and all of the contracts and prefer to omit it, the construction is entirely standard.
See also already, alright, altogether.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH all
all awl (see usage note at the current entry)Words nearby all
Definition for once and for all (2 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for once and for all (1 of 2)
once
/ (wʌns) /
adverb
conjunction
(subordinating)
as soon as; if ever or whenever
once you begin, you'll enjoy it
noun
Word Origin for once
C12
ones, ānes, adverbial genitive of
on, ān
one
British Dictionary definitions for once and for all (2 of 2)
all
/ (ɔːl) /
determiner
adverb
noun
(preceded by my, your, his, etc)
(one's) complete effort or interest
to give your all; you are my all
totality or whole
Other words from all
Related prefixes: pan-, panto-Word Origin for all
Old English
eall; related to Old High German
al, Old Norse
allr, Gothic
alls all
Idioms and Phrases with once and for all (1 of 3)
once and for all
As a settled matter, finally, permanently, as in Once and for all, we're not hiring that organist again, or We've settled that question once and for all. This expression is in effect an abbreviation for “one time and for all time.” [Late 1400s]
Idioms and Phrases with once and for all (2 of 3)
all
Idioms and Phrases with once and for all (3 of 3)
once