Definition of altogether in English:

altogether

adverb ɔːltəˈɡɛðəˌɔltəˈɡɛðər

1Completely; totally.
I stopped seeing her altogether
as submodifier I'm not altogether sure that I'd trust him
Example sentencesExamples
- I therefore felt somewhat of a hypercrit to be making vows in God's house when I'm not altogether sure of my beliefs.
- And then there's the question of adjusting for inflation which I am not altogether sure how to go about.
- I'm not at the point where I'm a danger to other road users, if I were I would stop night driving altogether.
- But the idea that the danger is so great that it should stop us swimming altogether is preposterous.
- Airline executives had warned that a change in insurance cover might force them to stop flying altogether.
- In future, councils will be given the option of reducing the level of the discount - or stopping it altogether.
- Cllr Brian Stanley said that he was not altogether sure that all the blame lay on her shoulders.
- If we stop stigmatising suicide altogether, where will we end up?
- I can even handle it if you stop coming here altogether - and believe me, I couldn't always have said that.
- I should do like certain bloggers I have seen and stop altogether but I'm not sure I could.
- In fact maybe you should stop them watching TV altogether and make them get up from that playstation.
- The Tory party, of course, have moaned about the expense and hinted that they might abolish Sure Start altogether.
- Having read this book, I was not altogether sure which age group the author had in mind.
- I don't think he and my Dad got on all that well, but I'm not altogether sure.
- My barber said I should scratch my head vigorously every now and then and stop using shampoo altogether.
- Interestingly, and perhaps not altogether surprisingly, not everyone has the same appetite for risk.
- And it's also at about this time that I wonder whether to stop watching the news altogether.
- Maybe it is about time that smoking at the staff entrance was stopped altogether.
- Though I am not sure Mr Blahnik altogether approves of that kind of informality.
- After a while, I stop listening altogether, and go into nodding and smiling autopilot mode.
- In fact, I am not altogether sure that there is much truth at all going around Camps Bay these days.
Synonyms
completely, totally, entirely, absolutely, wholly, fully, thoroughly, utterly, quite, one hundred per cent, downright, unqualifiedly, in all respects, unconditionally, perfectly, unrestrictedly, consummately, undisputedly, unmitigatedly, wholeheartedly
{lock, stock, and barrel}, in toto
at all, very, terribly
1. 1.1 Including everything or everyone; in total.
  he had married several times and had forty-six children altogether
  Example sentencesExamples
  Altogether 100 papers were found using the reported search, of which four presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question.
  So altogether it would take at least two years if everything went well, it would take at least two years to get out of this life.
  We were ten altogether.
  How many people altogether work in the same organization?
  Synonyms
  in all, all told, in toto, taken together, in sum, counting them all
2. 1.2sentence adverb Taking everything into consideration; on the whole.
  altogether it was a great evening
  Example sentencesExamples
  Altogether it wasnt the most successful show for us.
  Altogether it's one of my absolute favorite movies of all time.
  He does the game completion stats for us as well, and altogether it can be quite time-consuming so he does a good job.
  Synonyms
  on the whole, overall, all in all, all things considered, taking everything into consideration/account, on balance, on average, for the most part, mostly, mainly, in the main, in general, generally, generally speaking, largely, by and large, to a large extent, to a great degree

Usage

Note that altogether and all together do not mean the same thing. Altogether means ‘in total’, as in there are six bedrooms altogether, whereas all together means ‘all in one place’ or ‘all at once’, as in it was good to have a group of friends all together; they came in all together

Phrases

in the altogether

informal Without any clothes on; naked.
she's agreed to pose in the altogether
Example sentencesExamples
- He struts around confidently in the altogether.
- The poor old emperor striding down the street in the altogether was, of course, blissfully unaware that he hadn't got any clothes on.
- I have no doubt he dreamt up some of the city's freeways he subsequently built while sunning himself in the altogether.
- And they genuinely believe that they created a fashion for male celebrities appearing in the altogether.
- Eventually, the film implodes under the burden of its repetitiveness, so that by the time we reach the end we feel like we've seen half the planet's population in the altogether.

Origin

Old English (see all, together).

Rhymes

feather, heather, leather, nether, tether, together, weather, wether, whether

Definition of altogether in US English:

altogether

adverbˌɔltəˈɡɛðərˌôltəˈɡeT͟Hər

1Completely; totally.
I stopped seeing her altogether
as submodifier I'm not altogether sure that I'd trust him
Example sentencesExamples
- My barber said I should scratch my head vigorously every now and then and stop using shampoo altogether.
- I don't think he and my Dad got on all that well, but I'm not altogether sure.
- But the idea that the danger is so great that it should stop us swimming altogether is preposterous.
- I can even handle it if you stop coming here altogether - and believe me, I couldn't always have said that.
- The Tory party, of course, have moaned about the expense and hinted that they might abolish Sure Start altogether.
- Interestingly, and perhaps not altogether surprisingly, not everyone has the same appetite for risk.
- In fact, I am not altogether sure that there is much truth at all going around Camps Bay these days.
- Maybe it is about time that smoking at the staff entrance was stopped altogether.
- After a while, I stop listening altogether, and go into nodding and smiling autopilot mode.
- In fact maybe you should stop them watching TV altogether and make them get up from that playstation.
- I therefore felt somewhat of a hypercrit to be making vows in God's house when I'm not altogether sure of my beliefs.
- If we stop stigmatising suicide altogether, where will we end up?
- In future, councils will be given the option of reducing the level of the discount - or stopping it altogether.
- I should do like certain bloggers I have seen and stop altogether but I'm not sure I could.
- Airline executives had warned that a change in insurance cover might force them to stop flying altogether.
- Having read this book, I was not altogether sure which age group the author had in mind.
- I'm not at the point where I'm a danger to other road users, if I were I would stop night driving altogether.
- And then there's the question of adjusting for inflation which I am not altogether sure how to go about.
- Though I am not sure Mr Blahnik altogether approves of that kind of informality.
- And it's also at about this time that I wonder whether to stop watching the news altogether.
- Cllr Brian Stanley said that he was not altogether sure that all the blame lay on her shoulders.
Synonyms
completely, totally, entirely, absolutely, wholly, fully, thoroughly, utterly, quite, one hundred per cent, downright, unqualifiedly, in all respects, unconditionally, perfectly, unrestrictedly, consummately, undisputedly, unmitigatedly, wholeheartedly
1. 1.1 Including everything or everyone; in total.
  he had married several times and had forty-six children altogether
  Example sentencesExamples
  How many people altogether work in the same organization?
  Altogether 100 papers were found using the reported search, of which four presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question.
  So altogether it would take at least two years if everything went well, it would take at least two years to get out of this life.
  We were ten altogether.
  Synonyms
  in all, all told, in toto, taken together, in sum, counting them all
2. 1.2sentence adverb Taking everything into consideration; on the whole.
  altogether it was a great evening
  Example sentencesExamples
  Altogether it's one of my absolute favorite movies of all time.
  Altogether it wasnt the most successful show for us.
  He does the game completion stats for us as well, and altogether it can be quite time-consuming so he does a good job.
  Synonyms
  on the whole, overall, all in all, all things considered, taking everything into account, taking everything into consideration, on balance, on average, for the most part, mostly, mainly, in the main, in general, generally, generally speaking, largely, by and large, to a large extent, to a great degree

Usage

Note that altogether and all together do not mean the same thing. Altogether means ‘in total, totally’ as in there are six bedrooms altogether, or that is a different matter altogether, whereas all together means ‘all in one place’ or ‘all at once,’ as in it was good to have a group of friends all together, or they came in all together

Phrases

in the altogether

informal Without any clothes on; naked.
she's agreed to pose in the altogether
Example sentencesExamples
- Eventually, the film implodes under the burden of its repetitiveness, so that by the time we reach the end we feel like we've seen half the planet's population in the altogether.
- I have no doubt he dreamt up some of the city's freeways he subsequently built while sunning himself in the altogether.
- The poor old emperor striding down the street in the altogether was, of course, blissfully unaware that he hadn't got any clothes on.
- And they genuinely believe that they created a fashion for male celebrities appearing in the altogether.
- He struts around confidently in the altogether.

Origin

Old English (see all, together).

单词	altogether
释义	Definition of altogether in English: altogether adverb ɔːltəˈɡɛðəˌɔltəˈɡɛðər 1Completely; totally. I stopped seeing her altogether as submodifier I'm not altogether sure that I'd trust him Example sentencesExamples I therefore felt somewhat of a hypercrit to be making vows in God's house when I'm not altogether sure of my beliefs. And then there's the question of adjusting for inflation which I am not altogether sure how to go about. I'm not at the point where I'm a danger to other road users, if I were I would stop night driving altogether. But the idea that the danger is so great that it should stop us swimming altogether is preposterous. Airline executives had warned that a change in insurance cover might force them to stop flying altogether. In future, councils will be given the option of reducing the level of the discount - or stopping it altogether. Cllr Brian Stanley said that he was not altogether sure that all the blame lay on her shoulders. If we stop stigmatising suicide altogether, where will we end up? I can even handle it if you stop coming here altogether - and believe me, I couldn't always have said that. I should do like certain bloggers I have seen and stop altogether but I'm not sure I could. In fact maybe you should stop them watching TV altogether and make them get up from that playstation. The Tory party, of course, have moaned about the expense and hinted that they might abolish Sure Start altogether. Having read this book, I was not altogether sure which age group the author had in mind. I don't think he and my Dad got on all that well, but I'm not altogether sure. My barber said I should scratch my head vigorously every now and then and stop using shampoo altogether. Interestingly, and perhaps not altogether surprisingly, not everyone has the same appetite for risk. And it's also at about this time that I wonder whether to stop watching the news altogether. Maybe it is about time that smoking at the staff entrance was stopped altogether. Though I am not sure Mr Blahnik altogether approves of that kind of informality. After a while, I stop listening altogether, and go into nodding and smiling autopilot mode. In fact, I am not altogether sure that there is much truth at all going around Camps Bay these days. Synonyms completely, totally, entirely, absolutely, wholly, fully, thoroughly, utterly, quite, one hundred per cent, downright, unqualifiedly, in all respects, unconditionally, perfectly, unrestrictedly, consummately, undisputedly, unmitigatedly, wholeheartedly {lock, stock, and barrel}, in toto at all, very, terribly 1.1 Including everything or everyone; in total. he had married several times and had forty-six children altogether Example sentencesExamples Altogether 100 papers were found using the reported search, of which four presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. So altogether it would take at least two years if everything went well, it would take at least two years to get out of this life. We were ten altogether. How many people altogether work in the same organization? Synonyms in all, all told, in toto, taken together, in sum, counting them all 1.2sentence adverb Taking everything into consideration; on the whole. altogether it was a great evening Example sentencesExamples Altogether it wasnt the most successful show for us. Altogether it's one of my absolute favorite movies of all time. He does the game completion stats for us as well, and altogether it can be quite time-consuming so he does a good job. Synonyms on the whole, overall, all in all, all things considered, taking everything into consideration/account, on balance, on average, for the most part, mostly, mainly, in the main, in general, generally, generally speaking, largely, by and large, to a large extent, to a great degree Usage Note that altogether and all together do not mean the same thing. Altogether means ‘in total’, as in there are six bedrooms altogether, whereas all together means ‘all in one place’ or ‘all at once’, as in it was good to have a group of friends all together; they came in all together Phrases in the altogether informal Without any clothes on; naked. she's agreed to pose in the altogether Example sentencesExamples He struts around confidently in the altogether. The poor old emperor striding down the street in the altogether was, of course, blissfully unaware that he hadn't got any clothes on. I have no doubt he dreamt up some of the city's freeways he subsequently built while sunning himself in the altogether. And they genuinely believe that they created a fashion for male celebrities appearing in the altogether. Eventually, the film implodes under the burden of its repetitiveness, so that by the time we reach the end we feel like we've seen half the planet's population in the altogether. Origin Old English (see all, together). Rhymes feather, heather, leather, nether, tether, together, weather, wether, whether adv..1 phr. Definition of altogether in US English: altogether adverbˌɔltəˈɡɛðərˌôltəˈɡeT͟Hər 1Completely; totally. I stopped seeing her altogether as submodifier I'm not altogether sure that I'd trust him Example sentencesExamples My barber said I should scratch my head vigorously every now and then and stop using shampoo altogether. I don't think he and my Dad got on all that well, but I'm not altogether sure. But the idea that the danger is so great that it should stop us swimming altogether is preposterous. I can even handle it if you stop coming here altogether - and believe me, I couldn't always have said that. The Tory party, of course, have moaned about the expense and hinted that they might abolish Sure Start altogether. Interestingly, and perhaps not altogether surprisingly, not everyone has the same appetite for risk. In fact, I am not altogether sure that there is much truth at all going around Camps Bay these days. Maybe it is about time that smoking at the staff entrance was stopped altogether. After a while, I stop listening altogether, and go into nodding and smiling autopilot mode. In fact maybe you should stop them watching TV altogether and make them get up from that playstation. I therefore felt somewhat of a hypercrit to be making vows in God's house when I'm not altogether sure of my beliefs. If we stop stigmatising suicide altogether, where will we end up? In future, councils will be given the option of reducing the level of the discount - or stopping it altogether. I should do like certain bloggers I have seen and stop altogether but I'm not sure I could. Airline executives had warned that a change in insurance cover might force them to stop flying altogether. Having read this book, I was not altogether sure which age group the author had in mind. I'm not at the point where I'm a danger to other road users, if I were I would stop night driving altogether. And then there's the question of adjusting for inflation which I am not altogether sure how to go about. Though I am not sure Mr Blahnik altogether approves of that kind of informality. And it's also at about this time that I wonder whether to stop watching the news altogether. Cllr Brian Stanley said that he was not altogether sure that all the blame lay on her shoulders. Synonyms completely, totally, entirely, absolutely, wholly, fully, thoroughly, utterly, quite, one hundred per cent, downright, unqualifiedly, in all respects, unconditionally, perfectly, unrestrictedly, consummately, undisputedly, unmitigatedly, wholeheartedly 1.1 Including everything or everyone; in total. he had married several times and had forty-six children altogether Example sentencesExamples How many people altogether work in the same organization? Altogether 100 papers were found using the reported search, of which four presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. So altogether it would take at least two years if everything went well, it would take at least two years to get out of this life. We were ten altogether. Synonyms in all, all told, in toto, taken together, in sum, counting them all 1.2sentence adverb Taking everything into consideration; on the whole. altogether it was a great evening Example sentencesExamples Altogether it's one of my absolute favorite movies of all time. Altogether it wasnt the most successful show for us. He does the game completion stats for us as well, and altogether it can be quite time-consuming so he does a good job. Synonyms on the whole, overall, all in all, all things considered, taking everything into account, taking everything into consideration, on balance, on average, for the most part, mostly, mainly, in the main, in general, generally, generally speaking, largely, by and large, to a large extent, to a great degree Usage Note that altogether and all together do not mean the same thing. Altogether means ‘in total, totally’ as in there are six bedrooms altogether, or that is a different matter altogether, whereas all together means ‘all in one place’ or ‘all at once,’ as in it was good to have a group of friends all together, or they came in all together Phrases in the altogether informal Without any clothes on; naked. she's agreed to pose in the altogether Example sentencesExamples Eventually, the film implodes under the burden of its repetitiveness, so that by the time we reach the end we feel like we've seen half the planet's population in the altogether. I have no doubt he dreamt up some of the city's freeways he subsequently built while sunning himself in the altogether. The poor old emperor striding down the street in the altogether was, of course, blissfully unaware that he hadn't got any clothes on. And they genuinely believe that they created a fashion for male celebrities appearing in the altogether. He struts around confidently in the altogether. Origin Old English (see all, together). adv..1 phr.
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