altogether

  • 11altogether — I UK [ˌɔːltəˈɡeðə(r)] / US [ˌɔltəˈɡeðər] adverb *** Usage note: Do not confuse altogether with all together, which means everyone or everything together : Write down the numbers and add them all together. 1) completely a) used for emphasizing… …

    English dictionary

  • 12altogether — 1 adverb 1 a word meaning completely or thoroughly that is used to emphasize what you are saying: It seems to have vanished altogether. | Eventually they chose an altogether different design. | How this is to be achieved is altogether a different …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13altogether — /awl teuh gedh euhr, awl teuh gedh euhr/, adv. 1. wholly; entirely; completely; quite: altogether fitting. 2. with all or everything included: The debt amounted altogether to twenty dollars. 3. with everything considered; on the whole: Altogether …

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  • 14altogether — al•to•geth•er [[t]ˌɔl təˈgɛð ər, ˈɔl təˌgɛð ər[/t]] adv. 1) wholly; entirely; completely: an altogether fitting memorial[/ex] 2) with all or everything included: The debt amounted altogether to twenty dollars[/ex] 3) with everything considered;… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 15altogether — all together, altogether These are often confused, because their meanings encroach on one another. All together means ‘everyone together’, and the word all is usually removable without damaging the syntax or affecting the meaning: e.g. • One… …

    Modern English usage

  • 16altogether — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English altogedere, from al all + togedere together Date: 13th century 1. wholly, completely < an altogether different problem > < stopped raining altogether > 2. in all ; all told …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 17altogether — adverb completely. ↘in total. ↘on the whole. Phrases in the altogether informal naked. Usage Altogether and all together do not mean the same thing. Altogether means ‘in total’, as in there are six bedrooms altogether, whereas all together means&#8230; …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 18altogether*/*/ — [ˌɔːltəˈgeðə] adv 1) completely These rare animals may soon disappear altogether.[/ex] I m not altogether sure who he is.[/ex] 2) including everyone or everything How many guests will there be altogether?[/ex] • Do not confuse altogether with all …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 19altogether — /ɔltəˈgɛðə / (say awltuh gedhuh) adverb 1. wholly; entirely; completely; quite: altogether bad. 2. in all: the debt amounted altogether to twenty dollars. 3. on the whole: altogether, I m glad it s over. –noun 4. a whole. –phrase 5. in the&#8230; …

  • 20altogether — adv. 1 totally, completely (you are altogether wrong). 2 on the whole (altogether it had been a good day). 3 in total (there are six bedrooms altogether). Usage: Note that all together is used to mean all at once or all in one place , as in there …

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