all
/ɔːl/determiner, pronoun
उच्चारण ऑल
सब, सभी, संपूर्ण
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as idiom
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the whole number of; every one of a group; the whole amount of; everything; the only thing
सब, सभी, संपूर्ण
- All students must attend.
- all day
- That's all I know.
+ 3 more examples
- All the tickets for the match were sold within an hour.
- She spent all her pocket money on books.
- Is that all you need from the market?
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completely
पूरी तरह
- She was all alone.
- Radhika came back home all wet from the rain.
- The children came home all muddy after playing in the monsoon.
+ 2 more examples
- He was all excited about his first train journey.
- The room was all quiet when the teacher walked in.
Synonyms completely entirely totally wholly
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
all + plural noun + plural verb
With a plural countable noun, all takes a plural verb.
बहुवचन गणनीय noun के साथ 'all' बहुवचन क्रिया लेता है।
- All the students were present on Monday.
- All roads lead to the market.
all + uncountable noun + singular verb
With an uncountable noun such as water, milk or money, all takes a singular verb.
water, milk या money जैसे uncountable noun के साथ 'all' एकवचन क्रिया लेता है।
- All the milk was spilt on the floor.
- All the information is on the notice board.
all of + pronoun / all + noun
Before a pronoun you must use of (all of us, all of them); before a noun of is optional.
Pronoun से पहले 'of' अनिवार्य है (all of us, all of them); noun से पहले यह वैकल्पिक है।
- All of us passed the first round.
- All (of) the tickets were sold.
all + determiner + noun
Place all before the, my, these and similar words, not after them.
'All' को the, my, these जैसे शब्दों से पहले रखा जाता है, बाद में नहीं।
- All my friends came to the farewell.
- I read all these chapters last night.
+Collocations 4
all + time expression
daynightweekyearmorning
- It rained all night during the monsoon.
all + adjective/adverb
alonereadyrightwrongover
- The exams are all over, and the results are due soon.
all + noun
the timethe samein allover the worldalong
- Radhika studies English all the time.
all + the + comparative
the betterthe sweeterthe happierthe morethe worse
- The hard work made the success all the sweeter.
“More examples 6
- All of them reached the station before the train left.
वे सब रेलगाड़ी छूटने से पहले स्टेशन पहुँच गए।
- Not all politicians are corrupt, but all are watched closely.
सभी नेता भ्रष्ट नहीं होते, पर सभी पर कड़ी नज़र रखी जाती है।
- He spent all his savings on a motorbike.
उसने अपनी सारी बचत एक मोटरसाइकिल पर खर्च कर दी।
- The village was all quiet after the festival.
त्योहार के बाद गाँव पूरी तरह शांत था।
- All is well that ends well.
अंत भला तो सब भला।
- That is all I know about the accident.
दुर्घटना के बारे में मैं बस इतना ही जानता हूँ।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ All of the milk were spilt on the table.
✓ All of the milk was spilt on the table.
Milk is uncountable, so the verb is singular.
'Milk' uncountable है, इसलिए क्रिया एकवचन आती है।
✗ All my friend came to the party.
✓ All my friends came to the party.
All needs a plural noun when the noun is countable.
गणनीय noun के साथ 'all' के बाद बहुवचन noun चाहिए।
✗ All of we are ready for the test.
✓ All of us are ready for the test.
After a preposition like of, use the object pronoun us.
'Of' जैसे preposition के बाद object pronoun 'us' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All, every and each all cover the whole group, but they take different nouns and verbs.
'All', 'every' और 'each' तीनों पूरे समूह को बताते हैं, पर इनके साथ आने वाले noun और verb अलग होते हैं।
Takes a plural or uncountable noun and thinks of the group together.
बहुवचन या uncountable noun लेता है और पूरे समूह को एक साथ सोचता है।
- All the students cheered.
Takes a singular noun and a singular verb; it means all, seen one by one.
एकवचन noun और एकवचन क्रिया लेता है; इसका अर्थ है सभी, एक-एक करके देखे हुए।
- Every student was given a certificate.
Takes a singular noun and stresses each person or thing separately.
एकवचन noun लेता है और हर व्यक्ति या वस्तु पर अलग से ज़ोर देता है।
- Each student received a different question.
¶Idioms 10
all along
all the time; from the beginning
शुरू से ही; हर समय
- I knew all along that she would succeed.
- He had the key in his pocket all along.
all in all
when everything is considered
सब मिलाकर; कुल मिलाकर
- All in all, it was a successful trip.
- There were a few problems, but all in all we did well.
all but
almost
लगभग; क़रीब-क़रीब
- The match was all but over when it started to rain.
- It was all but impossible to get a ticket.
all the same
despite this
फिर भी; इसके बावजूद
- He's not very clever; all the same, I like him.
- Thanks all the same, but I don't need any help.
and all that
and other similar things
और ऐसी ही दूसरी चीज़ें; वग़ैरह-वग़ैरह
- He talked about love, friendship and all that.
- I'm not interested in fashion and all that.
not all there
not very intelligent or slightly mad (informal)
(किसी का) दिमाग़ ठीक न होना; थोड़ा सनकी होना (अनौपचारिक)
- He behaves as if he's not all there.
- Don't mind him; he's not quite all there.
once and for all
now and for the last time; finally or completely
हमेशा के लिए; पूरी तरह और आख़िरी बार
- Let's settle this matter once and for all.
- She decided to give up sugar once and for all.
for all I know
used to emphasize that you do not know sth
जहाँ तक मुझे पता है (मुझे कुछ नहीं पता)
- For all I know, he may have left the country.
- She could be married by now, for all I know.
all told
with all people, etc. counted and included
सबको गिनकर; कुल मिलाकर
- There were fifty people at the meeting, all told.
- All told, the repairs cost twenty thousand rupees.
be all for sth/doing sth
to believe strongly that sth should be done
(किसी चीज़ के) पूरे पक्ष में होना
- I'm all for giving young people a chance.
- She's all for the new idea.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
All + plural noun + plural verb ('All the students are present'); all + uncountable noun + singular verb ('All the money is gone'); all of + pronoun ('all of us', not 'all us'); 'not all' is different from 'none' ('Not all students passed' means some failed); position: all comes after the auxiliary ('They have all left').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: all + plural noun + plural verb ('All the students are present'); all + uncountable noun + singular verb ('All the money is gone'); all of + pronoun ('all of us', 'all us' नहीं); 'not all' 'none' से भिन्न है ('Not all students passed' का अर्थ है कुछ अनुत्तीर्ण हुए); स्थिति में all auxiliary के बाद आता है ('They have all left')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
All in all (considering everything), all of a sudden (suddenly), above all (most importantly), once and for all (finally), all ears (listening carefully), all at sea (confused), after all, all that glitters is not gold, all's well that ends well.
Idioms: all in all (सब कुछ देखते हुए), all of a sudden (अचानक), above all (सबसे बढ़कर), once and for all (अंततः, सदा के लिए), all ears (ध्यान से सुनते हुए), all at sea (उलझा हुआ), after all, all that glitters is not gold, all's well that ends well।