entirely

UK /ɪnˈtaɪəli/ US /ɪnˈtaɪɹli/

adv 2

Definitions

adv

To the full or entire extent.

It is entirely up to you where we go, as I’ll be happy with anywhere.

The cake hadn’t entirely been eaten, so some was saved for later.

To the exclusion of others; solely.

I'm entirely to blame.

This part of the park is used entirely by the workers; everyone else will have to go to the other side.

Collocations

ADJ.

english, foreign, free, lost, new, trying, voluntary, young

I felt entirely lost when I first arrived in the big city.

VERB + ENTIRELY

am, cake, carried, composed, depends, derives, differs, get

The success of the project depends entirely on whether we can finish by Friday.

ENTIRELY + NOUN

donations, instinct, luggage, mark, objective, ornament, port, teachers

The charity's entire campaign was funded by entirely donations from local businesses.

PREP.

from, in, off, on, on, up, without

The success of the project depended entirely on the team's ability to work together.

ADV.

such

Such entirely different approaches to the problem would never have worked in the past.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole

adverb — without any others being included or involved

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

It is entirely up to you where we go, as I’ll be happy with anywhere.

Wiktionary

The cake hadn’t entirely been eaten, so some was saved for later.

Wiktionary

manuscript pages entirely without ornament.

Wiktionary

The scientific theory I like the best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost luggage.

Tatoeba · #2272

Your guess is entirely off the mark.

Tatoeba · #17030

Your idea differs entirely from mine.

Tatoeba · #17182

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