Phrase guide

at all

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: [ætˈoːɫ]
  • UK: [əˈɾoːɫ]
  • UK: [əˈthoːɫ]
  • US: [æˈɾɔɫ]
  • US: [əˈɾɔɫ]
  • cot-caught-merger: [æˈɾɑ̈ɫ]
  • cot-caught-merger: [əˈɾɑ̈ɫ]
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  • rhymes with -ɔːl

1

adv

Meaning 1

Indicating degree, quantity or frequency greater than zero: to the slightest degree, in any way, at any time or in any circumstance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • You mustn't speak to her at all.
  • Can you see anyone at all?
  • Are you at all bothered by the noise?
  • Let me know if you are at all concerned.
  • Were you angry that he was laughing too hard, or that he was laughing at all?
  • My speech didn't seem to go down well at all.
  • I'm glad that she didn't stay long, but sorry that she came at all.
  • This is the only one of the issues for which I am at all responsible.
  • If it’s at all possible, I'll try and do it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: whatsoever, in the least, any

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in the slightest degree or in any respect

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Are you at all interested? No, not at all
  • was not in the least unfriendly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: in the least, the least bit

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

91 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أبداً (abadan) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Armenian: ընդհանրապես (əndhanrapes) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Belarusian: нао́гул (naóhul) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Belarusian: зусі́м (zusím) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Bulgarian: изо́бщо (izóbšto) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Bulgarian: въобще́ (vǎobšté) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Carpathian Rusyn: догде (dohde) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Catalan: gens — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Chinese Mandarin: 根本 (gēnběn) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Chinese Mandarin: 完全 (wánquán) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Chinese Mandarin: 壓根 /压根 — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Czech: vůbec — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Danish: overhovedet — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Danish: i det hele taget — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Dutch: helemaal — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Esperanto: ajn — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Finnish: mitään — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Finnish: ollenkaan — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Finnish: lainkaan — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Finnish: yhtään — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • French: du tout — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Galician: de todo — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Galician: para nada — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Georgian: საერთოდ (saertod) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Georgian: ვაფშე (vapše) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • German: überhaupt — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • German: gar — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Greek: καθόλου (kathólou) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Hebrew: כְּלָל (klal) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Hindi: बिलकुल (bilkul) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Hindi: बिल्कुल (bilkul) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Hungarian: egyáltalán — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Icelandic: yfirleitt — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Icelandic: yfirhöfuð — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Indonesian: sama sekali — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Ingrian: yhtää — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Irish: ar bith — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Irish: ar chor ar bith — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Italian: assolutamente — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Italian: ad ogni modo — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Italian: comunque — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Italian: di sorta — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Japanese: まったく (mattaku) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Japanese: 全然 (zenzen) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Japanese: 少しも (sukoshi mo) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Korean: 완전히 (wanjeonhi) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Latin: omnīnō — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Latin: haudquāquam — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Macedonian: воопшто (voopšto) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Malay: langsung — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Manx: erbee — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Norwegian Bokmål: overhodet — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Norwegian Bokmål: i det hele tatt — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: i det heile — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Persian: اصلاً (aslan) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Polish: wcale — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Polish: ani trochę — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Polish: nic a nic — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Polish: w ogóle — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Polish: całkiem — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Portuguese: de todo — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Romanian: în general — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Romanian: de fapt — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Romanian: în realitate — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Russian: вообще́ (voobščé) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Russian: во́все (vóvse) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Russian: совсе́м (sovsém) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Scots: ava — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Scottish Gaelic: idir — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Serbo-Croatian: уопште — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Serbo-Croatian: uopšte — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Serbo-Croatian: uopće — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Slovak: vôbec — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Slovene: sploh — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Lower Sorbian: zewšym — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Lower Sorbian: scełego — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Spanish: en absoluto — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Spanish: en lo absoluto — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Spanish: algún — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Spanish: en lo más mínimo — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Swedish: alls — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Swedish: överhuvudtaget — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Tagalog: sa lahat ng — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Thai: หรอก (rɔ̀k) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Turkish: hiç de — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Ukrainian: взагалі́ (vzahalí) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Ukrainian: зо́всім (zóvsim) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Urdu: بالکل (bilkul) — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Vietnamese: cả — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Vietnamese: quái — to the slightest degree, in any way
  • Welsh: o gwbl — to the slightest degree, in any way