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en·tire·ly
(ĕn-tīr′lē)adv.
1. Wholly; completely: entirely satisfied with the meal.
2. Solely or exclusively: He was entirely to blame.
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entirely
(ɪnˈtaɪəlɪ)adv
1. without reservation or exception; wholly; completely
2. solely or exclusively; only
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en•tire•ly
(ɛnˈtaɪər li)adv.
1. wholly or fully; completely or unreservedly.
2. solely or exclusively.
[1300–50]
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| Adv. | 1. |  entirely - 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"colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
| 2. |  entirely - without any others being included or involved; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him" |
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entirely
adverb
1. completely, totally, perfectly, absolutely, fully, altogether, thoroughly, wholly, utterly, every inch, without exception, unreservedly, in every respect, without reservation, lock, stock and barrel The two cases are entirely different.
completely partly, somewhat, slightly, moderately, partially, incompletely, to a certain extent or degree
completely partly, somewhat, slightly, moderately, partially, incompletely, to a certain extent or degree
2. only, exclusively, solely The whole episode was entirely my fault.
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entirely
adverb1. To the fullest extent:
absolutely, all, altogether, completely, dead, flat, fully, just, perfectly, quite, thoroughly, totally, utterly, well, wholly.
Idioms: in toto, through and through.
2. To the exclusion of anyone or anything else:
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Translations
بِرُمَّتِهِكُلِّيّاً
zcela
heltfuldstændigt
kokonaan
potpuno
algjörlega
全く
완전히
popolnoma
fullständigt
โดยทั้งหมด
bütünüyletümüyle
toàn bộ
entirely
[ɪnˈtaɪəlɪ] ADV1. (= completely) [satisfied, convinced] → completamente, enteramente; [different] → totalmente, completamente; [possible] → totalmente
that's another matter entirely → eso es otra cosa, eso es una cosa completamente distinta
I don't entirely agree → no estoy totalmente de acuerdo
that is not entirely true → eso no es del todo or no es enteramente cierto
that's another matter entirely → eso es otra cosa, eso es una cosa completamente distinta
I don't entirely agree → no estoy totalmente de acuerdo
that is not entirely true → eso no es del todo or no es enteramente cierto
2. (= exclusively) → enteramente, exclusivamente
it's entirely up to you → depende de ti exclusivamente, depende enteramente de ti
it was his fault entirely → fue totalmente or enteramente culpa suya
the concert was devoted entirely to Mozart → el concierto estuvo enteramente or exclusivamente dedicado a Mozart, el concierto estuvo dedicado a Mozart en su totalidad
to be made entirely of wood → estar hecho totalmente de madera
it's entirely up to you → depende de ti exclusivamente, depende enteramente de ti
it was his fault entirely → fue totalmente or enteramente culpa suya
the concert was devoted entirely to Mozart → el concierto estuvo enteramente or exclusivamente dedicado a Mozart, el concierto estuvo dedicado a Mozart en su totalidad
to be made entirely of wood → estar hecho totalmente de madera
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
entirely
[ɪnˈtaɪərli] adv [new, happy, different] → entièrement
[depend] → entièrement
I agree entirely → Je suis tout à fait d'accord., Je suis entièrement d'accord.
I agree entirely → Je suis tout à fait d'accord., Je suis entièrement d'accord.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
entirely
adv
(= exclusively) depend, devote → ganz, ausschließlich; the accident was entirely the fault of the other driver → der andere Fahrer hatte die ganze Schuld an dem Unfall; to be made entirely of … → ganz or ausschließlich aus … bestehen; he lived entirely on bread and milk → er lebte ausschließlich or nur von Brot und Milch; that is entirely a matter for the police/the school authorities → dafür ist allein die Polizei/die Schulbehörde zuständig
(emph: = totally) → völlig; I agree entirely → ich stimme voll und ganz zu; I don’t agree entirely → ich bin nicht ganz der (gleichen) Meinung; entirely free (of charge) → ganz umsonst; it has been entirely free of serious problems → damit hat es keinerlei ernste Probleme gegeben; entirely possible → durchaus möglich; to be entirely convinced by somebody/something → von jdm/etw völlig or ganz überzeugt sein; to be another matter entirely or an entirely different matter → etwas ganz or völlig anderes sein
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
entire
(inˈtaiə) adjective whole. I spent the entire day on the beach.
enˈtirely adverb completely. a house entirely hidden by trees; not entirely satisfactory; entirely different.
enˈtirety (-rəti) noun completeness.
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entirely
→ بِرُمَّتِهِ zcela helt völlig απολύτως completamente kokonaan entièrement potpuno interamente 全く 완전히 helemaal fullstendig całkowicie inteiramente всецело fullständigt โดยทั้งหมด bütünüyle toàn bộ 完全地Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009