all+but+finished

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• all but — adverb Very nearly. The food is all but finished. <!Note: Do not add the sense all except , as in all but three of them were left , as it is not a set phrase and its meaning can be derived from all and but Syn: almost, nearly, nigh on …   Wiktionary

• all*/*/*/ — [ɔːl] grammar word summary: All can be: ■ a determiner: All children deserve encouragement. ■ a pronoun: I want to invite all of you. ♦ We can all relax. ■ an adverb: Bernard was all alone in a strange city. 1) the whole of an amount, thing,… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• all — [ ɔl ] function word, quantifier *** All can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by an uncountable or plural noun): They had given up all hope. All children deserve encouragement. as a predeterminer (followed by a word such… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• all — (ôl) adj. 1. Being or representing the entire or total number, amount, or quantity: »All the windows are open. Deal all the cards. See Synonyms at WHOLE(Cf. ↑whole). 2. Constituting, being, or representing the total extent or the whole: »all… …   Word Histories

• All Blacks — Rugby team country =New Zealand union = New Zealand Rugby Union nickname = All Blacks emblem = Silver fern captain = Richie McCaw coach = flagicon|New Zealand Graham Henry [cite news|url=http://www.allblacks.com/index.cfm?layout=displayNews… …   Wikipedia

• all — 1 determiner /O:l/ determiner, predeterminer 1 the complete amount or quantity of; the whole of: I ve got all day tomorrow to do it. | He had worked all his life in the mine. | Have you done all your homework? | She didn t say a single word all… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• all — /awl/, adj. 1. the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration): all the cake; all the way; all year. 2. the whole number of (used in referring to individuals or particulars, taken collectively): all students. 3. the greatest… …   Universalium

• All in the Family — infobox television show name = All in the Family caption = The title screen as seen in the opening credits format = Sitcom runtime = 30 minutes location = CBS Television City, 7800 Beverly Boulevard [http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en um=1 ie=UTF 8 …   Wikipedia

• all — all1 W1S1 [o:l US o:l] determiner, predeterminer, pron 1.) the whole of an amount, thing, or type of thing ▪ Have you done all your homework? all your life/all day/all year etc (=during the whole of your life, a day, a year etc) ▪ He had worked… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• all — all1 W1S1 [o:l US o:l] determiner, predeterminer, pron 1.) the whole of an amount, thing, or type of thing ▪ Have you done all your homework? all your life/all day/all year etc (=during the whole of your life, a day, a year etc) ▪ He had worked… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• all — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a the whole amount, quantity, or extent of (waited all day; all his life; we all know why; take it all). b (with pl.) the entire number of (all the others left; all ten men; the children are all boys; film stars all). 2… …   Useful english dictionary