at all

[at all] {adv. phr.}

At any time or place, for any reason, or in any degree or manner. — Used for emphasis with certain kinds of words or sentences.

1. Negative

* /It's not at all likely he will come./

2. Limited

* /I can hardly hear you at all./

3. Interrogative

* /Can it be done at all?/

4. Conditional

* /She will walk with a limp, if she walks at all./

Syn.: IN THE LEAST.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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