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al.

all, all of

2 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

det/ɑl/

  1. all, all of

    Heb je al het bier opgedronken?
    Van Gogh produceerde al zijn werk gedurende een periode van slechts tien jaar.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch al, from Proto-West Germanic *all.

adv/ɑl/

  1. already

    Het is al negen uur.

  2. yet

    Heb je al een kip gekocht?

  3. emphatic modifier of adverbs

  4. synonym of wel (“opposite of not”)

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch al, from Proto-West Germanic *all.

conj/ɑl/

  1. even if

    Al zou ik het willen...
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch al, from Proto-West Germanic *all.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.