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al·to·geth·er

altogether

 
 
pronunciation:
awl t ge thr [or] awl t ge thr
part of speech: adverb
definition 1: If the price of a group of things is ten dollars altogether, it means that the price is ten dollars when you put the different things together and add everything up.
Altogether, twenty-four people will be coming to the party.The groceries cost about sixty dollars altogether.
similar words:
all
definition 2: "Altogether" sometimes means looking at or considering everything. If you had a good day altogether, it means that some good things happened and some bad things happened, but when you look at both good things and bad things together, your general feeling is that it was a good day.
Altogether, he is happier at the new school than he was before.
synonyms:
after all
similar words:
generally