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"Tout" is used for uncountable objects such as bread, water, milk, time...etc
- "Il a mangé tout le pain." = "He ate all the bread."
"Tous" is used for countable objects such as lemons, eggs, apples, pens...etc
- "Prends tous tes stylos avec toi !" = "Take all your pens with you !"
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To be clear, "tous" IS the plural form of the masculine "tout", just like "toutes" is the plural form of the feminine version "toute". There are no "touts". It also happens to be the case where the singular form "tout" refers to things that are uncountable. When deciding whether it is singular or plural, it is exactly like deciding the usage of "du" or "de la" instead of "des" when they all refer to "some". The same rules apply.
singular: tout le... (tout le temps, tout le pain, tout le riz)
plural: tous les... (tous les stylos, tous les jours, tous les gens, tous les amis)
neutral/genderless: tout va bien
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tous = "all" (Elle est estimée de tous) [I think "all" has the sense "everyone" here]
tout = "everything" (Tout va bien)
As an adverb, "tout" = "very" (Il est tout heureux)
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