1 (used to emphasize sth) completely; in every way:
The train went slower and slower until it stopped altogether. * I don't altogether agree with you. * I am not altogether happy about the decision. * It was an altogether different situation.
2 used to give a total number or amount:
You owe me ｣68 altogether.
3 used to introduce a summary when you have mentioned a number of different things:
The food was good and we loved the atmosphere and the people. Altogether it was a great evening.
Part of speech: noun
IDIOMS
in the altogether (old-fashioned, informal) without any clothes on
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altogether / all together
Altogether and all together do not mean the same thing. Altogether means 'in total' or (in BrE) 'completely': We have invited fifty people altogether. * I am not altogether convinced by this argument.
All together means 'all in one place' or 'all at once': Can you put your books all together in this box? * Let's sing 'Happy Birthday'. All together now!
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for altogether is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is altogether a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, altogether is tagged as adverb.
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