at all

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): [ætˈoːɫ], [əˈɾoːɫ], [əˈtʰoːɫ] (US) IPA(key): [æˈɾɔɫ], [əˈɾɔɫ] (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): [æˈɾɑ̈ɫ], [əˈɾɑ̈ɫ] Rhymes: -ɔːl === Adverb === at all (not comparable) (idiomatic) Indicating degree, quantity or frequency greater than zero: to the slightest degree, in any way, at any time or in any circumstance. Synonyms: whatsoever, in the least, any Were you angry that he was laughing too hard, or that he was laughing at all? 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, Chapter 13: Wheelbarrow: He did not seem to think that he at all deserved a medal from the Humane and Magnanimous Societies. 1865, Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter 11: Who Stole the Tarts?: The judge, by the way, was the King; and as he wore his crown over the wig, (look at the frontispiece if you want to see how he did it), he did not look at all comfortable, and it was certainly not becoming. ==== Usage notes ==== In idiomatic sense, almost always used in negative polarity sentences, questions, and conditionals or hypotheticals, as opposed to plain affirmative statements. Structures such as nothing at all, not … any at all, etc. are common. May be used to make an offer sound more polite without any particular meaning, e.g. "Would you like some coffee at all?" ==== Derived terms ==== not at all ==== Translations ==== === References === “at all”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “all”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === Allat, talla