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What does 'at all' mean?
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Should we use at all before or after an adjective?
Why do we use at all at the end of a question?
(used to make negatives and questions stronger) in any way or of any type: He's had no food at all. I have n't been at all well recently. I'm afraid I have nothing at all to say. Is there any uncertainty at all about the way she died? Why bother getting up at all when you don't have a job to go to? Fewer examples.
The meaning of AT ALL is in any way or respect : to the least extent or degree : under any circumstances. How to use at all in a sentence.
You use at all at the end of a clause to give emphasis in negative statements, conditional clauses, and questions. Robin never really liked him at all. There were no roads at all. Surely if the woman had any decency at all, she'd have withdrawn at once.
At all means ‘in any way’. We use it with questions and negatives to add emphasis, but not with affirmative statements: Do you want to swim in the sea at all? She was not at all frightened. We can use at all before or after an adjective: Were you at all upset by Kevin’s behaviour? They weren’t interested at all.
at all. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English at all used in negative statements and questions to emphasize what you are saying They’ve done nothing at all to try and put the problem right. He’s not looking at all well.
at all. In the slightest degree, under any circumstances, as in She simply refused to walk at all . This construction often occurs in the negative, as in He was not at all frightened . All four senses of this phrase date from the mid-1300s. To any extent, as in Was she at all surprised?
adverb. in the slightest degree or in any respect. “Are you at all interested? No, not at all”. synonyms: in the least, the least bit. Pronunciation. US. /æt ɑl/. UK.
