an all
UK/ən ˈɔːl/
an all is the alternative form of and all.
Meaning of and all
Adverb
and all (not comparable)
- Including every object, attribute, or process associated with preceding item or series of items.
- He ate the whole fish, bones and all.
- Used to suggest certain unstated relevant implications of what has been stated.
- What with you saying he was sick and all, I figured neither of you were coming.
- Synonyms:
- and all that, and that, and stuff, and so on, et cetera
- Used to add emphasis.
- He starts yelling and we come running to help, but a fat load of thanks we get and all!
- As well; in addition.
- I'll have some of the red ones, some green ones, and them yellow ones and all.
Questions about an all
- What is an all the alternative form of?
- An all is the alternative form of and all.
- How do you pronounce an all?
- An all is pronounced /ən ˈɔːl/ (UK).
Words near an all in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: an all (page history and authors); and all (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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