I found the sentence below in a book I'm reading:
I've all but given up dating because I'm so tired of the pain and humiliation.
What does I've all but mean in this context?
meaning-in-context
I found the sentence below in a book I'm reading:
I've all but given up dating because I'm so tired of the pain and humiliation.
What does I've all but mean in this context?
Best Answer
It means
The All but part suggests the speaker has done everything.
But the expression is used when the speaker can't think of anything further to do, so it might not be literally everything.