altogether

altogether
al|to|geth|er1 [ ,ɔltə`geðər ] adverb ***
1. ) used for emphasizing that something has stopped or ended completely:
Many commuters have stopped using their cars altogether.
These rare animals may soon disappear altogether.
a ) used for emphasizing that something is completely ignored or forgotten:
I never mentioned our quarrel and Henry seemed to have forgotten it altogether.
The problem is too serious to be ignored altogether.
b ) used for emphasizing that what you are saying is true in every way:
She looked altogether charming in her white dress.
This is a new idea altogether.
c ) not altogether not completely:
I was not altogether surprised to hear that Bennet had resigned.
2. ) used for showing that a total number or amount includes everyone or everything:
Altogether, about 50 NATO aircraft took part in the attack.
How many guests will there be altogether?
3. ) used for introducing a summary of what you have just said:
The weather was great and the people were friendly altogether a perfect trip.
altogether
al|to|geth|er 2 [ ,ɔltə`geðər ] noun
in the altogether HUMOROUS
not wearing any clothes

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • altogether — index in toto, outright, radical (extreme), wholly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • altogether — al|to|geth|er1 W3S2 [ˌo:ltəˈgeðə US ˌo:ltəˈgeðər] adv [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: all everything, everyone + together] 1.) used to emphasize that something has been done completely or has finished completely ▪ an old custom that has vanished… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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