ALTOGETHER


Meaning of ALTOGETHER in English

■ adverb completely.

↘in total.

↘on the whole.

Phrases

in the ~ informal naked.

Usage

Altogether and all together do not mean the same thing. Altogether means ‘in total’, as in there are six bedrooms ~ , whereas all together means ‘all in one place’ or ‘all at once’, as in they came in all together.

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