in toto

/in'toutou/

Thân thiện

The committee accepted the proposal in toto.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In entirety, completely, wholly: Used to indicate that something is taken, considered, or accepted as a whole, without any parts being omitted or changed.

Usage and Examples

• Adverb:
  • The committee accepted the proposal in toto. (They accepted the entire proposal without any modifications.)
  • The manuscript was published in toto. (The complete manuscript was published, not just parts of it.)
  • They rejected the plan in toto. (They rejected the entire plan completely.)

Advanced Usage

• Formal and Legal Contexts: "In toto" is often used in formal, academic, or legal writing to emphasize the completeness of an action regarding a document, proposal, or argument.
  • The court's ruling upheld the lower court's decision in toto.
  • The findings of the report must be considered in toto to understand its conclusions.

Variants and Related Words

• Totality (n): The whole of something.
  • We must examine the problem in its totality.
• Total (adj/verb): Complete; to add up to.
  • The project was a total success.

Synonyms

• Entirely
• Completely
• Wholly
• As a whole
• In full

Antonyms

• Partially
• In part

Notes on Usage

• Latin Origin: "In toto" is a Latin phrase adopted into English, meaning "in the whole."
• Formality: It is a formal expression. In everyday speech, synonyms like "completely" or "entirely" are more common.
• Position in Sentence: It typically appears at the end of a clause or sentence, following the verb or direct object it modifies.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in entirety
   • they bought the business in toto
   • in recommendations were adopted in toto