altogether
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altogether
- /ɔːl.tʊˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ɔː.tuːˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ɔːl.təˈɡɛð.ə/ UK
- /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/ US
- /ˈɔl.təˌɡɛð.ɚ/ US
- /ɑl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/ US
- /ˈɑl.təˌɡɛð.ɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɛðə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English altogeder, altogedere, equivalent to al- (“all”) + together. Cognate with Scots awthegither (“altogether”), Middle High German alzegater (“altogether”), Dutch altegaar. Compare also Old English ealġeador, eallġeador (“altogether”), West Frisian allegearre (“altogether”). More at together.
The noun sense (nakedness): was popularized in George du Maurier's 1894 novel Trilby.
adverb
- Completely, wholly, or without exception. Police did not seem altogether satisfied with my alibi.
- On the whole; with everything considered. Altogether, I'm sorry it happened.
- With everything included. Altogether, your bill comes to $6.99.
- An intensifier: without doubt, clearly. It was a great game altogether.
noun altogethers
- A state of nakedness. And she objects, too, to the "altogether." Her gowns will never be cut more décolleté than those seen in the boxes of the Metropolitan Opera House of New York city.
