Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go all out

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.78 in modern English

Syllables: go al-l out
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reserve nothing; to put forth all possible effort or resources.

Example Sentences

"They went all out for his eightieth birthday party and chartered a tour boat on the bay."
"In Longnan Prefecture [Long nan di qu 7150 0589 0966 0575], people have gone all out to grow trees and grass in recent years, creating a new experience in developing mountainous areas."

Inflected Forms

goes all out (present, singular) going all out (participle, present) went all out (past) gone all out (participle, past)

Phrases

all in all out give one's all

Frequently Paired Words

all in all out give one's all

Synonyms

empty the tank give one's all go for broke go for the burn pull out all the stops put pedal to the metal give one's best do one's best give full measure

Questions

What does go all out mean?: To reserve nothing; to put forth all possible effort or resources.

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