altogether

wholly, completely: It is altogether acceptable to come without a gift.

Not to be confused with:

all together – in a group: They were all together at the engagement party.

al·to·geth·er

(ôl′tə-gĕth′ər)

adv.

1. Entirely; completely; utterly: lost the TV picture altogether; an altogether new approach.

2. With all included or counted; all told: There were altogether 20 people at the dinner.

3. On the whole; with everything considered: Altogether, I'm sorry it happened.

A state of nudity. Often used with the: in the altogether.

[Middle English al togeder : al, all; see all + togeder, together; see together.]

Usage Note: Altogether and all together do not mean the same thing. We use all together to indicate that the members of a group perform or undergo an action collectively: The nations stood all together. The prisoners were herded all together. All together is used only in sentences that can be rephrased so that all and together may be separated by other words: The books lay all together in a heap. All the books lay together in a heap.

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altogether

(ˌɔːltəˈɡɛðə; ˈɔːltəˌɡɛðə)

adv

1. with everything included: altogether he owed me sixty pounds.

2. completely; utterly; totally: he was altogether mad.

3. on the whole: altogether it was a very good party.

in the altogether informal naked

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al•to•geth•er

(ˌɔl təˈgɛð ər, ˈɔl təˌgɛð ər)

adv.

1. wholly; entirely; completely: an altogether fitting memorial.

2. with all or everything included: The debt amounted altogether to twenty dollars.

3. with everything considered; on the whole: Altogether, I'm glad it's over.

Idioms:

in the altogether, Informal. nude.

[1125–75; variant of Middle English altogeder. See all, together]

usage: 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 report. The phrase all together means “in a group”: The children were all together in the kitchen.

altogether

1. 'altogether'

Altogether means 'completely'.

The noise had stopped altogether.

We need an altogether different plan.

You also use altogether to show that an amount is a total.

You will get £340 a week altogether.

2. 'all together'

Don't confuse altogether with all together. You use all together to say that a group of people or things are together or do something together, and that none of them is missing.

It had been so long since we were all together – at home, secure, sheltered.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	altogether - informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit" birthday suit, raw nakedness, nudeness, nudity - the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind
Adv.	1.	altogether - to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea" all, completely, entirely, totally, whole, wholly colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	2.	altogether - with everything included or counted; "altogether he earns close to a million dollars" all told, in all
	3.	altogether - with everything considered (and neglecting details); "altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's not so bad" all in all, on the whole, tout ensemble

altogether

adverb

1. absolutely, quite, completely, totally, perfectly, fully, thoroughly, wholly, utterly, downright, one hundred per cent (informal), undisputedly, lock, stock and barrel, al2gethr (S.M.S.) She wasn't altogether sorry to be leaving.

2. completely, all, fully, entirely, comprehensively, thoroughly, wholly, every inch, one hundred per cent (informal), in every respect, al2gethr (S.M.S.) The choice of language is altogether different.
completely relatively, somewhat, slightly, in part, halfway, partially, not fully, in some measure, incompletely, up to a certain point, to a certain degree or extent

3. on the whole, generally, mostly, in general, collectively, all things considered, on average, for the most part, all in all, on balance, in toto (Latin), as a whole, al2gethr (S.M.S.) Altogether, it was a delightful town garden.

4. in total, in all, all told, taken together, in sum, everything included, in toto (Latin), al2gethr (S.M.S.) Altogether seven inmates escaped.

Usage: The single-word form altogether should not be used as an alternative to all together because the meanings are very distinct. Altogether is an adverb meaning `absolutely' or, in a different sense, ` in total'. All together, however, means `all at the same time' or 'all in the same place'. The distinction can be seen in the following example: altog ether there were six or seven families sharing the flat's facilities means ` in total', while there were six or seven families all together in one flat, means `all crowded in together'.

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altogether

adverb

To the fullest extent:

absolutely, all, completely, dead, entirely, flat, fully, just, perfectly, quite, thoroughly, totally, utterly, well, wholly.

Informal: clean, clear.

Idioms: in toto, through and through.

Translations

بِالإجْمَالبِرُمَّتِهِكُلِّيَّا

celkemdohromadyúplně

fuldstændighelti alti det hele taget

insgesamt ganz und gar

συνολικά

en conjunto totalmente en total del todo

kaikkiaan

entièrement totalement dans l'ensemble

sveukupno

meî öllu, gersamlegameî tilliti til alls

completamente in totale totalmente tutto

全く

완전히

apskritai kalbantiki galo

kopumāpilnīgivisumā

al met alin totaal kortom

i det hele til sammen

całkowicie

no total totalmente

вместе вообще итого мир

popolnoma

sammanlagt

ทั้งหมด

bütünüyle genelde hep birlikte tamamen

cả thảy

完全地总而言之

altogether

[ˌɔːltəˈgeðəʳ]

A. ADV

1. (= in all) → en total
altogether, he played in 40 matches → en total, participó en 40 partidos
how much is that altogether? → ¿cuánto es en total?
altogether it was rather unpleasant → en general fue muy desagradable

2. (= entirely) [stop, disappear] → por completo, del todo; [different, impossible] → totalmente; [wonderful] → realmente
he abandoned his work altogether → dejó de trabajar por completo or del todo
she looked altogether lovely → estaba realmente encantadora
I'm not altogether happy with your work → no estoy del todo satisfecho con tu trabajo
Asia was another matter altogether → lo de Asia era un tema totalmente diferente
"do you believe him?" - "not altogether" → -¿le crees? -no del todo
it's altogether out of the question → es totalmente imposible
I'm not altogether sure → no estoy del todo seguro, no estoy totalmente seguro
it's altogether too complicated → es realmente demasiado complicado

B. N
in the altogether (= naked) → en cueros

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altogether

[ˌɔːltəˈgɛðə^r] adv

(= completely) → complètement (= really) → tout à fait
I'm not altogether happy with your work → Je ne suis pas tout à fait satisfait de votre travail.
That's not altogether true → Ce n'est pas tout à fait vrai.
altogether different → complètement différent(e), tout à fait différent(e)
altogether stronger → bien plus fort(e)
altogether better → bien mieux

(= in all) → en tout
How much is that altogether? → Ça fait combien en tout?
You owe me £20 altogether → Tu me dois vingt livres en tout.
There were 11 of us altogether → Nous étions onze en tout.

(= on the whole, all things considered) → tout compte fait
Altogether, we had a lovely time → Tout compte fait, nous avons passé un très bon moment.alto saxophone alto sax n → saxophone m alto

altogether

adv

(= including everything) → im ganzen, insgesamt; taken altogether, or altogether it was very pleasant → alles in allem war es sehr nett, es war im Ganzen sehr nett

(= wholly) → vollkommen, ganz und gar; he wasn’t altogether wrong → er hatte nicht ganz unrecht; he wasn’t altogether pleased/surprised → er war nicht übermäßig or besonders zufrieden/überrascht; it was altogether a waste of time → es war vollkommene Zeitverschwendung; that is another matter altogether → das ist etwas ganz anderes

n in the altogether (hum inf) → hüllenlos, im Adams-/Evaskostüm; the King is in the altogether → der König hat ja gar nichts an

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altogether

[ˌɔːltəˈgɛðəʳ] adv

a. (in all) → in tutto, complessivamente; (on the whole) → tutto considerato, tutto sommato, nel complesso, nell'insieme
altogether it was rather unpleasant → tutto sommato or in complesso è stato piuttosto spiacevole
how much is that altogether? → quant'è in tutto?

b. (entirely) → del tutto, completamente
I'm not altogether sure → non sono del tutto or proprio sicuro

altogether

(oːltəˈgeðə) adverb

1. completely. I'm not altogether satisfied.

2. on the whole and considering everything. I'm wet, I'm tired and I'm cold. Altogether I'm not feeling very cheerful.

altogether

→ بِرُمَّتِهِ dohromady i alt insgesamt συνολικά en total kaikkiaan entièrement sveukupno completamente 全く 완전히 in totaal til sammen całkowicie no total, totalmente вместе sammanlagt ทั้งหมด hep birlikte cả thảy 完全地