How to Pronounce "for all the world"
expression
for-AWL-thuh-WURLD
for-AWL-thuh-WURLED
Definition
Used to emphasize strong similarity, conviction, or certainty. Often means “completely” or “absolutely,” or is used to say something looks or feels exactly like something else.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈɔɫ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwɝɫd
British English
fˈɔː/ /ˈɔːl/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈɜːld
Simplified Pronunciation
US
for-AWL-thuh-WURLD
UK
for-AWL-thuh-WURLED
Listen in Context
He looked for all the world like his older brother.
She would not, for all the world, tell a lie.
He acts, for all the world, like he owns the place.
When she smiled, she looked for all the world like her mother.