en masse

American  

[ahn mas, en, ahn mas] / ɑn ˈmæs, ɛn, ɑ̃ ˈmas /

adverb

1. in a mass; all together; as a group.

   The people rushed to the gate en masse.

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en masse British  

/ ɑ̃ mas /

adverb

1. in a group, body, or mass; as a whole; all together

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en masse Cultural  

1. A French phrase meaning “in a large body”: “The protesters left en masse for the White House.”

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en masse Idioms  

1. In one group or body; all together. For example, The activists marched en masse to the capitol. This French term, with exactly the same meaning, was adopted into English about 1800.

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Etymology

Origin of en masse

Borrowed into English from French around 1795–1805

Example Sentences

That’s estimated at anywhere between $160 billion and $500 billion and has been sufficient in the past to cause moments of global volatility when Japanese investors changed their minds en masse.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some may wonder if this December mini explosion means we’ll see a superbloom this coming spring, the rare phenomenon in which large areas bloom en masse.

From Los Angeles Times

Most companies aren’t cutting workers en masse, but they also aren’t hiring at a brisk pace owing to a variety of concerns, including uncertainty over how tariffs will affect their bottom lines.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We are skeptical that consumers will shift away from card-based payments to stablecoins en masse given rewards, habits and ease of use of the current model,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch

Think Chino Hills days with the Ball brothers and Sierra Canyon days with Bronny James to bring out the cameras en masse.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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