altogether
Americanadverb
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wholly; entirely; completely; quite.
altogether fitting.
- Synonyms:
- absolutely, totally, utterly
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with all or everything included.
The debt amounted altogether to twenty dollars.
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with everything considered; on the whole.
Altogether, I'm glad it's over.
idioms
adverb
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with everything included
altogether he owed me sixty pounds
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completely; utterly; totally
he was altogether mad
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on the whole
altogether it was a very good party
noun
Commonly Confused
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.
Etymology
Origin of altogether
First recorded in 1125–75; variant of Middle English altogeder; all, together
Example Sentences
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And if X does not comply, Ofcom can seek a court order to force internet service providers to block access to the site in the UK altogether.
From BBC
Without enough iron, photosynthesis slows down or stops altogether.
From Science Daily
If X does not comply, Ofcom can seek a court order to force internet service providers to block access to the site in the UK altogether.
From BBC
Or they are disappearing altogether when builders buy them and convert them to costlier housing.
Not one of the teams ranked in the top six of the Associated Press preseason poll even made it to the semifinals—and seven of the top 12 teams missed the playoff altogether.
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