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altogether

adverb/ˌɔːltəˈɡeðə/ (awl-tuh-GETH-uh)Level B1
altogether meaning picture: Vegetable seller at a street stall adding up a bill while a customer waits holding full cloth bags
Picture meaning of “altogether” — completely; or when everything is counted together, in total

completely; or when everything is counted together, in total

'Altogether' can mean completely ('stop altogether') or in total ('Altogether, it cost ₹500').

altogether meaning in Hindi

पूरी तरह से; या सब कुछ मिलाकर, कुल मिलाकर

'Altogether' का अर्थ पूरी तरह ('stop altogether') या कुल मिलाकर ('Altogether, it cost ₹500') हो सकता है।

Examples

  1. Altogether, the vegetables cost me three hundred rupees.कुल मिलाकर सब्ज़ियाँ मुझे तीन सौ रुपये की पड़ीं।
  2. The factory plans to stop using coal altogether within five years.कारख़ाने की योजना पाँच साल के भीतर कोयले का इस्तेमाल पूरी तरह बंद करने की है।

Synonyms & antonyms

completelyentirelyin totalin allpartlypartially

Memory trick

ALTOGETHER adds it ALL TOGETHER: count everything up and you get the total.

💡 Did you know?

'Altogether' means completely or in total; 'all together' means everyone at once: 'Let's sing it all together.'

Word origin

From Middle English altogeder, altogedere, equivalent to al-#Etymology_1 + together. Cognate with Scots awthegither ('altogether'), compare Middle High German alzegater ('altogether'), compare Dutch altegaar.

altogether meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीपूरी तरह से; या सब कुछ मिलाकर, कुल मिलाकर
Arabic · العربيةتمامًا؛ أو عند حساب كل شيء معًا، إجمالًا
French · Françaiscomplètement ; ou, en comptant tout ensemble, au total
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiasepenuhnya; atau jika semuanya dihitung bersama, secara keseluruhan
Chinese · 中文完全地;或全部加在一起,总共

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