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all day

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌɔːl ˈdeɪ/

all day means: For a whole day, or throughout the hours when people are usually awake.

adverb

WHOLE DAYA1

For a whole day, or throughout the hours when people are usually awake.

  • It rained all day.
  • We worked all day yesterday.
  • Have you been waiting here all day?

Similar words: the whole day

Common phrases: work all day, wait all day, all day long

EASILYC1

Used to say that a claim, choice, or success is clear and easy to justify.

  • Our team would win all day.
  • That coat is worth fifty pounds all day long.
  • Given those two choices, I would pick the cheaper one all day.

Similar words: easily, comfortably, by far

Common phrases: win all day, worth it all day, all day long

TOTAL ORDERSC2

Used in restaurant kitchens to give the total number of a dish currently ordered.

  • We need four soups all day.
  • The chef called for seven steaks all day.
  • How many burgers have we got all day?

Similar words: in total, altogether

Common phrases: three burgers all day, six steaks all day

Questions about all day

What does all day mean?

For a whole day, or throughout the hours when people are usually awake.

What is all day in other languages?

Türkçe: bütün gün · Español: todo el día · Français: toute la journée · Deutsch: den ganzen Tag · Italiano: tutto il giorno · 日本語: 一日中

How do you pronounce all day?

It is pronounced /ˌɔːl ˈdeɪ/.

How do you use all day in a sentence?

It rained all day. We worked all day yesterday.

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