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BNC: 2575 COCA: 3801

altogether

1 altogether /ˌɑːltəˈgɛðɚ/ adverb
1 altogether
/ˌɑːltəˈgɛðɚ/
adverb
Learner's definition of ALTOGETHER
: completely and fully : totally, entirely完全;全然;全部地
often used with not常与not连用
often used for emphasis before another adverb常用于另一副词前,表强调
: with everything added together : when everything is added up总共
: in a general way : when everything is considered总之;总的说来
Usage用法Do not confuse the single word altogether with the two-word phrase all together.不要混淆altogether和all together。
2 altogether /ˌɑːltəˈgɛðɚ/ noun
2 altogether
/ˌɑːltəˈgɛðɚ/
noun
Learner's definition of ALTOGETHER

in the altogether

informal + old-fashioned
: not wearing any clothes裸体
BNC: 2575 COCA: 3801

altogether

1 of 2

adverb

al·​to·​geth·​er ˌȯl-tə-ˈge-t͟hər How to pronounce altogether (audio)
1
: wholly, completely
an altogether different problem
stopped raining altogether
2
: in all : all told
spent a hundred dollars altogether
3
: on the whole
Altogether their efforts were successful.

altogether

2 of 2

noun

informal
: nude
used with the
posed in the altogether

Example Sentences

Adverb They had an altogether new idea. If we don't do something now, the forests may disappear altogether. It's best to avoid the situation altogether. Altogether, their efforts were successful. Noun had never posed in the altogether for a photographer before
Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb
Larger political forces, like Black Lives Matter or the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement are, by consequence of their very embeddedness in the physical world, in a different class altogether and must be taken more seriously. WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022 The loser of the QB2 race may be out of a roster spot altogether. Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 28 Aug. 2022 Radiance is altogether excellent, melding electronic and shoegaze, giving serious Tycho vibes and dropping via the venerable Alpha Pup. Katie Bain, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2022 Its shape is not altogether different from the emotive illustrations on the complex’s Sunset Foot Clinic sign, now covered in brown tarp. Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 Germany and Poland are also instituting pipeline bans; altogether Europe will be about 2 million barrels per day (bpd) short by the end of 2022, equal to about 11% of demand. Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz, 22 Aug. 2022 Biden also announced an expansion of a federal program that will limit monthly payments to 5 percent of a borrower’s discretionary income — half the current cap — and allow some low-income borrowers to avoid payments altogether. Jim Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 Both aim to see the Department of Defense cease its practice of using burn pits altogether. Anumita Kaur, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2022 The Colts could also decide to hold out a few of their most important players to avoid the risk of injury altogether. The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2022
Noun
According to my calculations, the White House methodology yields the absurd conclusion that eliminating the corporate tax altogether would boost annual household wages by up to $20,000. Jason Furman, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adverb and Noun

Middle English altogedere, from al all + togedere together

First Known Use

Adverb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of altogether was before the 12th century
BNC: 2575 COCA: 3801

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