altogether

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

al·together adverb, noun BrE [ˌɔːltəˈɡeðə(r)] NAmE [ˌɔːltəˈɡeðər]
adverb
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 (= I am very unhappy) 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 music. Altogether it was a great evening.

Word Origin:
Old English, composite of ↑all and ↑together.

Which Word?:
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!

Example Bank:
•I'm not altogether convinced, I'm afraid.
•That was an altogether different situation.
Idiom: ↑in the altogether
 
noun

Word Origin:
[altogether] Old English, composite of ↑all and ↑together.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  all in all, on the whole, tout ensemble, all told, in all, wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, whole, raw, birthday suit
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  partially, partly, part