altogether
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English altogeder, altogedere, equivalent to al- (“all”) + together. Cognate with Scots awthegither (“altogether”). Compare also Old English eallġeador (“altogether”), West Frisian allegearre (“altogether”). More at together.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ɔːl.tʊˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/, /ɔː.tʊuˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/; X-SAMPA: /O:l.tU"gED.@(r)/, /O:l.tu:"gED.@(r)/
- (US) IPA: /ɔl.tuˈɡɛθ.ɚ/, X-SAMPA: /Ol.tu"gET.@`/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛðə(r)
Adverb [edit]
altogether (not comparable)
- Without exception; wholly; completely.
- 1891, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches,"
- Your advice will be altogether invaluable to me.
- 1891, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches,"
- On the whole; with everything considered.
- Altogether, I'm sorry it happened.
- 2011 November 10, Jeremy Wilson, “England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report”, Telegraph:
- A sell-out crowd of 10,000 then observed perfectly a period of silence before the team revealed their black armbands, complete with stitched-in poppies, for the match. After Fifa’s about-turn, it must have been a frantic few days for the England kit manufacturer. The on-field challenge was altogether more straightforward.
Synonyms [edit]
- wholly
- completely
- (on the whole): all in all
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
without exception; wholly; completely
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on the whole; everything considered
