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altogether
[ awl-tuh-thge-er, awl-tuh-geth-er ]
/ ˌɔl təˈgɛð ər, ˈɔl təˌgɛð ər /
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adverb
wholly; entirely; completely; quite: altogether fitting.
with all or everything included: The debt amounted altogether to twenty dollars.
with everything considered; on the whole: Altogether, I'm glad it's over.
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Idioms about altogether
in the altogether, Informal. nude (def. 1): When the phone rang she had just stepped out of the bathtub and was in the altogether.
Origin of altogether
words often confused with altogether
The forms altogether and all together, though often indistinguishable in speech, are distinct in meaning. The adverb altogether means “wholly, entirely, completely”: an altogether confused scene. The phrase all together means “in a group”: The children were all together in the kitchen. The word all can be omitted without seriously affecting the meaning: The children were together in the kitchen.
Words nearby altogether
Altman, alto, alto clef, altocumulus, alto flute, altogether, alto horn, altoist, Alton, Altona, Alton Towers
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How to use altogether in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for altogether
altogether
/ (ˌɔːltəˈɡɛðə, ˈɔːltəˌɡɛðə) /
adverb
with everything includedaltogether he owed me sixty pounds
completely; utterly; totallyhe was altogether mad
on the wholealtogether it was a very good party
noun
in the altogether informal naked
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