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adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

Including every object, attribute, or process associated with preceding item or series of items.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • He ate the whole fish, bones and all.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Used to suggest certain unstated relevant implications of what has been stated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal, not-comparable

Examples

  • What with you saying he was sick and all, I figured neither of you were coming.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: and all that, and that, and stuff, and so on, et cetera

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

Used to add emphasis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Northern-England, Scotland, not-comparable

Examples

  • He starts yelling and we come running to help, but a fat load of thanks we get and all!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adv

Meaning 4

As well; in addition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, informal, not-comparable

Examples

  • I'll have some of the red ones, some green ones, and them yellow ones and all.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kaikkineen — idiomatic: including every item associated with preceding item or items
  • Finnish: päivineen — idiomatic: including every item associated with preceding item or items
  • French: et tout — idiomatic: including every item associated with preceding item or items
  • French: et ainsi de suite — idiomatic: including every item associated with preceding item or items
  • French: et cætera — idiomatic: including every item associated with preceding item or items
  • French: et tout et tout — idiomatic: including every item associated with preceding item or items
  • French: et tout le reste — idiomatic: including every item associated with preceding item or items
  • Portuguese: e tudo — idiomatic: including every item associated with preceding item or items
  • Russian: и прочее (i pročeje) — idiomatic: including every item associated with preceding item or items
  • Russian: и всё прочее (i vsjo pročeje) — idiomatic: including every item associated with preceding item or items
  • Russian: и всё остальное (i vsjo ostalʹnoje) — idiomatic: including every item associated with preceding item or items
  • Tamil: எல்லாம் (ellām) — idiomatic: including every item associated with preceding item or items
  • Azerbaijani: zad — idiomatic: used to suggest certain unstated relevant implications or what has been stated
  • Azerbaijani: filan — idiomatic: used to suggest certain unstated relevant implications or what has been stated
  • Azerbaijani: nə bilim, nə — idiomatic: used to suggest certain unstated relevant implications or what has been stated
  • Finnish: ynnä muuta — idiomatic: used to suggest certain unstated relevant implications or what has been stated
  • Finnish: ja niin edelleen — idiomatic: used to suggest certain unstated relevant implications or what has been stated
  • French: et tout le tremblement — idiomatic: used to suggest certain unstated relevant implications or what has been stated
  • French: tout ça — idiomatic: used to suggest certain unstated relevant implications or what has been stated
  • Russian: и всё такое (i vsjo takoje) — idiomatic: used to suggest certain unstated relevant implications or what has been stated