ALL THE


Meaning of ALL THE in English

I. phrasal

: as much of … as : as much of a … as : the only

all the home I ever had

II. phrasal

chiefly dialect : as … as — used with an adverb or adjective usually comparative in form

all the higher

all the high

but with the meaning of the positive (as high as)

all the farther he could go was up to that fence

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.