What does totally mean?
Definitions for totally
ˈtoʊt l ito·tal·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word totally.
Princeton's WordNet
wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, wholeadverb
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
"he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea"
Wiktionary
totallyadverb
Entirely; completely.
The car was totally destroyed in the crash.
totallyadverb
Very; extremely.
That was totally wicked!
totallyadverb
Definitely.
That was totally not what happened.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Totallyadverb
Wholly; fully; completely.
Etymology: from total.
The sound interpreters expound this image of God, of natural reason; which, if it be totally or mostly defaced, the right of government doth cease. Francis Bacon, holy War.
Charity doth not end with this world, but goes along with us into the next, where it will be perfected: but faith and hope shall then totally fail; the one being changed into sight, the other into enjoyment. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.
ChatGPT
totally
Totally is an adverb that is used to emphasize a statement, description, or response, indicating that it is absolutely or completely the case without any doubt. It can also reference the whole amount or extent of something.
Webster Dictionary
Totallyadverb
in a total manner; wholly; entirely
Wikidata
Totally
Totally Plc is a publication company that has an international portfolio of publications and online services that target the world's Jewish communities. It is listed on London's Alternative Investment Market, has offices in London, Boston and Tel Aviv. Totally owns and operates: ⁕Jewish News, serves London ⁕The Jewish Advocate, serves Greater Boston ⁕TotallyJewish.com
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'totally' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1984
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'totally' in Written Corpus Frequency: #981
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'totally' in Adverbs Frequency: #153
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of totally in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of totally in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of totally in a Sentence
We think this cancer will spread throughout the North Sea, we are totally opposed to the introduction of three on, three off.
They should n’t be in the truck. They should n’t be in the same car, you really have to make sure your inventory is totally separate from the real world and everything you bring on set is safe.
Joe and Cindy McCain would argue about issues and they would see things totally differently. But at the end of Election Day, there we would be together having dinner or going on a trip together or whatever it was, i mean there was true civility in government. And that's what I think we should return to.
The Washington Square Park situation reminds me a lot of the Tompkins Square Park situation of 1988, the cityeither needs to ignore the situation totally and let the park descend into bedlam or just end it. The choice is theirs. I don’t think it will end without some sort of police action.
Madam Secretary, I don't know if you know what's happening, or if this is happening without you knowing, but it's totally unacceptable.
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- تماماArabic
- totalmentCatalan, Valencian
- naprostoCzech
- heltDanish
- totalGerman
- εντελώςGreek
- totalmenteSpanish
- کاملاPersian
- täysinFinnish
- totalementFrench
- gu lèirScottish Gaelic
- पूरी तरह सेHindi
- teljesenHungarian
- ամբողջությամբArmenian
- sama sekaliIndonesian
- totalmente, completamenteItalian
- לגמריHebrew
- 全くJapanese
- ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿKannada
- 전적으로Korean
- به یهکجاریKurdish
- prorsusLatin
- volledig, totaal, helemaalDutch
- helt klartNorwegian
- całkowiciePolish
- totalmentePortuguese
- totalRomanian
- полностьюRussian
- totaltSwedish
- முற்றிலும்Tamil
- โดยสิ้นเชิงThai
- bütünüyleTurkish
- повністюUkrainian
- مکمل طور پرUrdu
- hoàn toànVietnamese
- טאָוטאַליYiddish
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