单词 | altogethers |
释义 | † altogethersadv.adj. Obsolete. A. adv. 1. Completely, entirely, wholly; = altogether adv. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > the whole or all > [adverb] > in every respect allOE altogetherlOE altogethersa1225 all over?c1225 alwisea1425 a1225 (?OE) MS Lamb. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 81 Me mei ane forbisne of twa brondes, hwanne þe an is aquenched al to gederes and þe oðer is aquenched al buten a gnast. c1400 (?c1308) Adam Davy's 5 Dreams (1878) 18 He stood þere wel swiþe stille, And þoled al-to-gedres her wille. ?1553 H. Dekyn tr. Herman V of Wied Brefe Declar. Dewty Maried Folkes sig. Bvii They dye not all togethers that leaue collopes of theyr owne fleshe alyue behynde them. 1587 J. Hooker Chron. Ireland 114/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II The present state of all Ireland, altogethers deuoured with robberies, murders, riots. a1654 A. Ross Πανσεβεια (1655) xii. 364 The Word preached, and Sacraments administred by scandalous Ministers, are altogethers ineffectual. 2. In total; = altogether adv. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > the whole or all > [adverb] > in all or altogether albedenec1175 by sumc1540 altogethers1595 serea1600 altogether1653 1595 A. Copley Wits Fittes & Fancies sig. B4 800. yeeres Of Spannish warres altogethers against infidels. B. adj. 1. Acting at the same time, or as single group or body; = altogether adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > the whole or all > [adjective] > considered collectively altogethereOE altogethersc1300 summedc1430 universal1530 general1533 c1300 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Otho) (1963) l. 919 Hii drowen alle to-gaderes [c1275 Calig. alle to-gadere] treon swiþe mochele. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xxxvii. l. 842 Now Altogederis we ben present. 1536 in J. Raine Priory of Hexham (1864) I. App. p. cxxix The comissioners..all togeders reculed back to Corbrigg, after the recule of the said Lyonell and Robert. 1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias ii. f. 7 They tooke a Sea Woulfe, which they rosted at the foote of a hill, and supped altogethers. 2. All of (something); = altogether adj. 1. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > the whole or all > [adjective] alleOE altogetherOE allOE wholea1325 halea1400 altogethers1569 orl1898 1569 J. Rogers Glasse Godly Love 180 Christe only is her comfort all togethers. Phrases for altogethers: = for altogether at altogether adj., n., and adv. Phrases. ΚΠ 1535 T. Cranmer Let. in Remains (1883) I. 132 That he come tomorrow sennight, which is Tuesday, unto Maideston, and so thence to depart with him home for altogethers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < |
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