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US /ɔl/

determiner, pronoun Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

All staff members must wear their identification badges inside the building.

Collocations

  • Easy all the time
    describing all the time (quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class)
  • Medium all participants must register
    describing all participants must register (quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class)
  • Hard all things considered, results improved
    describing all things considered, results improved (quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class)
  • Very Hard all in all, a pyrrhic victory
    describing all in all, a pyrrhic victory (quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class)

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