All to
Definition of All to
| In such phrases as "all to rent," "all to break," "all-to frozen," etc., which are of frequent occurrence in our old authors, the all and the to have commonly been regarded as forming a compound adverb, equivalent in meaning to entirely, completely, altogether. But the sense of entireness lies wholly in the word all (as it does in "all forlorn," and similar expressions), and the to properly belongs to the following word, being a kind of intensive prefix (orig. meaning asunder and answering to the LG. ter-, HG. zer-). It is frequently to be met with in old books, used without the all. Thus Wyclif says, "The vail of the temple was to rent:" and of Judas, "He was hanged and to-burst the middle:" i. e., burst in two, or asunder. |
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All Fools' Day
All fours
All hail
All hands
All hollow
All in all
All in the wind
All is grist that comes to his mill
All of a sudden
All one
All over
All ready
all right
All round
All Saints
All Souls' Day
All that
All the better
All the same
All the whole
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All-a-mort
all-devouring
all-embracing
All-hail
all-important
all-inclusive
all-knowing
all-mains
all-out
all-over
All-possessed
all-powerful
all-purpose
all-right
all-round
all-rounder
all-time
all-victorious
Alla breve
Allah
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