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altogether

US /ˌɔltəˈɡɛðɚ/

adverb Target · B2 Kinh doanh chung

Definition

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The trip will cost about two thousand dollars altogether for the whole group.

Synonyms

  • completelyto a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
  • entirelyto a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
  • in totalhaving a meaning similar to altogether

Collocations

  • Easy stop altogether
    to stop altogether, meaning to come to a halt, stop moving
  • Medium cost fifty dollars altogether
    to cost fifty dollars altogether, meaning to be priced at
  • Hard drop the unprofitable line altogether
    to drop the unprofitable line altogether, meaning to let fall to the ground
  • Very Hard vanish altogether without a trace
    to vanish altogether without a trace, meaning to get lost, as without warning or explanation

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