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- [awl-tuh-geth -er, awl-tuh-geth-er]
- /ˌɔl təˈgɛð ər, ˈɔl təˌgɛð ər/
- /ˌɔːltəˈɡeðə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [awl-tuh-geth -er, awl-tuh-geth-er]
- /ˌɔl təˈgɛð ər, ˈɔl təˌgɛð ər/
Definitions of altogether word
- adverb altogether You use altogether to emphasize that something has stopped, been done, or finished completely. 3
- adverb altogether You use altogether in front of an adjective or adverb to emphasize a quality that someone or something has. 3
- adverb altogether You use altogether to modify a negative statement and make it less forceful. 3
- adverb altogether You can use altogether to introduce a summary of what you have been saying. 3
- adverb altogether If several amounts add up to a particular amount altogether, that amount is their total. 3
- adverb altogether with everything included 3
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Origin of altogether
First appearance:
before 1125 One of the 6% oldest English words
1125-75; variant of Middle English altogeder. See all, together
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Parts of speech for Altogether
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
altogether popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for altogether
adv altogether
- generally — usually; commonly; ordinarily: He generally comes home at noon.
- all — You use all to indicate that you are referring to the whole of a particular group or thing or to everyone or everything of a particular kind.
- all told — You can use all told to introduce or follow a summary, general statement, or total.
- bodily — Your bodily needs and functions are the needs and functions of your body.
- all in all — You use all in all to introduce a summary or general statement.
adjective altogether
- starkers — naked
- attire — Your attire is the clothes you are wearing.
- dishabille — the state of being dressed in a careless, disheveled, or disorderly style or manner; undress.
- sheer — transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics: sheer stockings.
noun altogether
- in the raw — uncooked, as articles of food: a raw carrot.
- birthday suit — If you are in your birthday suit, you are not wearing any clothes.
adverb altogether
- overall — overalls, (used with a plural verb) loose, sturdy trousers, usually with a bib or biblike piece to which shoulder straps are attached, originally worn over other trousers to protect them, as by factory workers or farmers. long waterproof leggings.
- completely — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- in general — of or relating to all persons or things belonging to a group or category: a general meeting of the employees.
- mostly — for the most part; in the main: The work is mostly done.
Antonyms for altogether
adv altogether
- partly — in part; to some extent or degree; partially; not wholly: His statement is partly true.
- incompletely — not complete; lacking some part.
- partially — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
- inadequately — not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
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