Altogether they went at once. --Chaucer.
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2. Without exception; wholly; completely.
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Every man at his best state is altogether vanity. --Ps. xxxix. 5. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
altogether — ► ADVERB 1) completely. 2) in total. 3) on the whole. ● in the altogether Cf. ↑in the altogether USAGE Note that altogether and … English terms dictionary
altogether — [ôl΄to͞o geth′ər, ôl′to͞o geth΄ər; ôl΄təgeth′ər, ôl′təgeth΄ər] adv. [ME altogedere: see ALL & TOGETHER] 1. wholly; completely [not altogether wrong] 2. in all; all being counted [he wrote six books altogether] 3. everything being considered; on… … English World dictionary
altogether — n. 1. nakedness; used mostly in the phrase in the altogether . [informal] Syn: raw, buff, birthday suit [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
altogether — early 13c., altogedere, a strengthened form of ALL (Cf. all) (also see TOGETHER (Cf. together)); used in the sense of a whole from 1660s. The altogether nude is from 1894 … Etymology dictionary
altogether — [adv1] as a whole all, all in all, all things considered, all told, bodily, by and large, collectively, conjointly, en masse, everything considered, everything included, for the most part, generally, in all, in sum, in toto, on the whole, taken… … New thesaurus
altogether — index in toto, outright, radical (extreme), wholly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
altogether — [[t]ɔ͟ːltəge̱ðə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADV: ADV after v (emphasis) You use altogether to emphasize that something has stopped, been done, or finished completely. When Artie stopped calling altogether, Julie found a new man... His tour may have to be… … English dictionary
altogether — al|to|geth|er1 W3S2 [ˌo:ltəˈgeðə US ˌo:ltəˈgeðər] adv [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: all everything, everyone + together] 1.) used to emphasize that something has been done completely or has finished completely ▪ an old custom that has vanished… … Dictionary of contemporary English
altogether — al|to|geth|er1 [ ,ɔltə geðər ] adverb *** 1. ) used for emphasizing that something has stopped or ended completely: Many commuters have stopped using their cars altogether. These rare animals may soon disappear altogether. a ) used for… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
altogether — 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
