Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - altogether
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Altogether
altogether
~1 S2 W3 adv 1 a word meaning completely or thoroughly that is used to emphasize what you are saying (It seems to have vanished altogether. | Eventually they chose an altogether different design. | How this is to be achieved is altogether a different matter.) not ~ (I'm not altogether sure if I'd want you as a wife! | He did not altogether understand.) 2 used to make a final statement about several things you have just said (The hotel was nice; the weather was hot; the beaches were beautiful. Altogether I'd say it was a great vacation.) 3 used when you are stating a total amount (There were five people altogether. | How much do I owe you altogether?) ~2 n in the ~ BrE without any clothes on; nude
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Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You use altogether to emphasize that something has stopped, been done, or finished completely. When Artie stopped calling altogether, Julie found a new man... His tour may have to be cancelled altogether... ADV: ADV after v c darkgreen]emphasis 2. You use altogether in front of an adjective or adverb to emphasize a quality that someone or something has. The choice of language is altogether different... Today’s celebrations have been altogether more sedate... ADV: ADV adj/adv c darkgreen]emphasis 3. You use altogether to modify a negative statement and make it less forceful. We were not altogether sure that the comet would miss the Earth... ADV: with neg, ADV group 4. You can use altogether to introduce a summary of what you have been saying. Altogether, it was a delightful town garden, peaceful and secluded. ADV: ADV with cl 5. If several amounts add up to a particular amount altogether, that amount is their total. Britain has a dozen warships in the area, with a total of five thousand military personnel altogether... ADV: ADV with amount ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adverb Etymology: Middle English altogedere, from al all + togedere together Date: 13th century 1. wholly, completely an ~ different problem stopped raining ~ 2. in all ; all told spent a hundred dollars ~ 3. on the whole ~ their efforts were successful II. noun Date: 1894 nude — used with the posed in the ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adv. 1 totally, completely (you are altogether wrong). 2 on the whole (altogether it had been a good day). 3 in total (there are six bedrooms altogether). Usage Note that all together is used to mean 'all at once' or 'all in one place', as in there are six bedrooms all together. Phrases and idioms in the altogether colloq. naked. Etymology: ME f. ALL + TOGETHER ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. целое, совокупность 2. разг. обнаженная модель in the altogether —- обнаженная (обыкн. о женщине, модели художника) to be in the altogether —- быть в костюме Адама или в костюме Евы 3. вполне, совсем, совершенно not altogether bad —- неплохой, приличный I don't altogether agree with you —- я не совсем с вами согласен 4. в общем, в целом, учитывая все altogether, I am not sorry I stayed after all —- в целом я не сожалею, что я все-таки остался 5. всего, вместе there are altogether ten students in the group —- всего в группе десять студентов the debt amounted altogether to twenty dollars —- долг в сумме составил двадцать долларов ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. adv. 1) вполне, всецело altogether bad - совершенно негодный 2) в общем, в целом 3) всего for altogether - навсегда 2. noun 1) целое, совокупность 2) (the altogether) coll. обнажённая модель in the altogether - обнажённая (обыкн. о женщине, модели художника и т.п.) to be in the altogether - быть в костюме Адама или в костюме Евы ...Англо-русский словарь
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- M.E., a strengthened form of all, used in the sense of "a whole" from 1667. In the altogether "nude" is from 1894. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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