altogether · adverb /ˌɔːl.təˈgeð.ər/
altogether (TOTAL)
B1 in total
Dictionary examples:
There were twenty people there altogether.
That'll be £52.50 altogether, please.
Learner example:
They cost 1700 baht altogether. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Thai)
altogether (COMPLETELY)
B2 completely
Dictionary examples:
She wrote less and less often, and eventually she stopped altogether.
I'm not altogether sure about the idea.
Learner example:
I don't altogether agree with this fact. (First Certificate in English; B2; Portuguese)
altogether (GENERALLY)
B2 when you consider everything
Dictionary example:
Altogether, I'd say the party was a great success.
Learner example:
Altogether, I believe that the most cruel creature on earth is the human being. (First Certificate in English; B2; Swedish)
