Totally — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈoʊɾəli/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈəʊtəli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈəʊtəli/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈoʊɾəli/.

Examples

he was wholly convinced
entirely satisfied with the meal
it was completely different from what we expected

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

altogether wholly completely entirely all whole

Antonyms

partly

Parts of Speech

adverb

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

“he was wholly convinced”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

völlig

bis zu einem vollständigen Grad oder in vollem oder vollständigem Umfang („ganz“ wird oft umgangssprachlich für „ganz“ verwendet)

🇫🇷French

totalement

dans une mesure complète ou dans sa totalité ou dans sa totalité (« entier » est souvent utilisé de manière informelle pour « entièrement »)

🇪🇸Spanish

totalmente

en un grado completo o en su totalidad o en su totalidad ("todo" a menudo se usa informalmente para "totalmente")

🇮🇹Italian

totalmente

in misura completa o in toto o per intero ("intero" è spesso usato in modo informale per "intero")

🇳🇱Dutch

helemaal

in volledige mate of in de volledige of gehele omvang ('geheel' wordt vaak informeel gebruikt voor 'geheel')

🇵🇹Portuguese

totalmente

em um grau completo ou em toda ou toda a extensão ('todo' é frequentemente usado informalmente para 'totalmente')

🇷🇺Russian

полностью

в полной степени или в полной или полной мере («целый» часто неофициально используется для обозначения «полностью»)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पूरी तरह से

पूरी तरह या पूरी तरह से ('संपूर्ण' का प्रयोग अक्सर अनौपचारिक रूप से 'संपूर्ण' के लिए किया जाता है)

🇧🇩Bengali

সম্পূর্ণরূপে

একটি সম্পূর্ণ ডিগ্রী বা সম্পূর্ণ বা সম্পূর্ণ পরিমাণে (`সম্পূর্ণ' প্রায়ই অনানুষ্ঠানিকভাবে 'সম্পূর্ণ'-এর জন্য ব্যবহৃত হয়)

🇮🇳Tamil

முற்றிலும்

ஒரு முழுமையான அளவிற்கு அல்லது முழு அல்லது முழு அளவிற்கு ('முழு' என்பது பெரும்பாலும் முறைசாரா முறையில் 'முழுமையாக' பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது)

🇮🇳Telugu

పూర్తిగా

పూర్తి స్థాయికి లేదా పూర్తి లేదా పూర్తి స్థాయిలో (`పూర్తి' అనేది తరచుగా అనధికారికంగా `పూర్తిగా' ఉపయోగించబడుతుంది)

🇮🇳Marathi

पूर्णपणे

पूर्ण प्रमाणात किंवा पूर्ण किंवा संपूर्ण प्रमाणात (`संपूर्ण' बहुतेकदा अनौपचारिकपणे `संपूर्ण'साठी वापरले जाते)

🇮🇳Gujarati

તદ્દન

સંપૂર્ણ ડિગ્રી સુધી અથવા સંપૂર્ણ અથવા સંપૂર્ણ હદ સુધી (`સંપૂર્ણ' વારંવાર 'સંપૂર્ણ' માટે અનૌપચારિક રીતે વપરાય છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ

ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಮಟ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪೂರ್ಣ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಮಟ್ಟಿಗೆ (`ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ' ಅನ್ನು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕವಾಗಿ `ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ' ಎಂದು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൂർണ്ണമായും

ഒരു പൂർണ്ണമായ അളവിലേക്കോ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പൂർണ്ണമായോ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പൂർണ്ണമായോ ആയ പരിധി വരെ (`മുഴുവൻ' പലപ്പോഴും അനൗപചാരികമായി `പൂർണ്ണമായി' ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ

ਪੂਰੀ ਡਿਗਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਪੂਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਪੂਰੀ ਹੱਦ ਤੱਕ ('ਪੂਰਾ' ਅਕਸਰ 'ਪੂਰੀ' ਲਈ ਗੈਰ ਰਸਮੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

مکمل طور پر

مکمل ڈگری تک یا مکمل یا پوری حد تک (`پورا' اکثر غیر رسمی طور پر 'مکمل' کے لئے استعمال ہوتا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

完全

达到完全的程度或完全或完全的程度（“整体”通常非正式地用于“完全”）

🇯🇵Japanese

完全に

完全な程度、または完全または全体的な程度 (「全体」は非公式に「完全に」という意味でよく使用されます)

🇰🇷Korean

완전히

완전한 정도 또는 전체 또는 전체 범위('전체'는 '전체'를 의미하는 비공식적으로 자주 사용됨)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoàn toàn

ở một mức độ hoàn chỉnh hoặc ở mức độ đầy đủ hoặc toàn bộ (`toàn bộ' thường được sử dụng một cách không chính thức cho 'toàn bộ')

🇹🇭Thai

โดยสิ้นเชิง

ในระดับที่สมบูรณ์หรือทั้งหมดหรือทั้งหมด (`ทั้งหมด' มักใช้อย่างไม่เป็นทางการสำหรับ 'ทั้งหมด')

🇮🇩Indonesian

sama sekali

sampai tingkat yang lengkap atau seluruhnya (`keseluruhan' sering digunakan secara informal untuk `keseluruhan')

🇵🇭Filipino

ganap

sa isang kumpletong antas o sa kabuuan o buong lawak (ang `buong' ay kadalasang ginagamit na impormal para sa `kabuuan')

🇲🇾Malay

sama sekali

ke tahap yang lengkap atau ke tahap penuh atau keseluruhan (`keseluruhan' selalunya digunakan secara tidak formal untuk `keseluruhan')

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تماما

إلى درجة كاملة أو إلى الحد الكامل أو الكامل (غالبًا ما يتم استخدام كلمة "الكل" بشكل غير رسمي لكلمة "كليًا")

🇮🇷Persian

کاملا

تا حد کامل یا به طور کامل یا کامل («کل» اغلب به طور غیر رسمی برای «کاملا» استفاده می شود)

🇹🇷Turkish

tamamen

tam bir dereceye kadar veya tam veya tamamına kadar ('tamamen' genellikle resmi olmayan bir şekilde 'tamamen' için kullanılır)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְגַמרֵי

במידה שלמה או במידה מלאה או מלאה ('שלם' משמש לעתים קרובות באופן לא פורמלי עבור 'כולל')

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What is the primary definition of the word 'totally'?

The primary meaning of 'totally' is 'to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'totally' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'totally' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'totally' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'totally' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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How often do you encounter the word 'totally' in your daily reading?

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Occasionally

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Do you find 'totally' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

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In your opinion, does the word 'totally' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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Gloomy

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Which age group is most likely to use 'totally' in regular conversations?

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Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'totally' in a professional email?

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Would you classify 'totally' as formal, casual, or slang?

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