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.

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A0233500 (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.n. 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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(ˌɔːltəˈɡɛðə; ˈɔːltəˌɡɛðə) adv1. 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. nin the altogether informal naked

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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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Noun	1.	altogether - informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"birthday suit, rawnakedness, 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, whollycolloquialism - 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

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adverb1. 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 extent3. 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'.

altogether

adverbTo 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.

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(oːltəˈgeðə) adverb1. completely. I'm not altogether satisfied.完全地2. on the whole and considering everything. I'm wet, I'm tired and I'm cold. Altogether I'm not feeling very cheerful.总而言之

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adv absolutely

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adv on the whole

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adv in total

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noun informal terms for nakedness

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adv to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent ('whole' is often used informally for 'wholly')

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adv with everything included or counted

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adv with everything considered (and neglecting details)

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