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Tout (en. All)

/tu/

Meaning & Definition

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adjective

Indicates the whole, the entirety.

Everyone is invited to the party.

Tout le monde est invité à la fête.

Refers to a thing or a person in its entirety.

It's perfectly normal.

C'est tout à fait normal.

Can express intensity or reaffirmation.

I completely agree.

Je suis tout à fait d'accord.

adverb

Means entirely, completely.

He understood everything.

Il a tout compris.

Used to designate the entirety of a series.

Everything is under control.

Tout est sous contrôle.

Etymology

From the Latin 'totus', meaning total or entire.

Common Phrases and Expressions

everyone

All people, everyone.

tout le monde

right away

Immediately, without delay.

tout de suite

anything is possible

Anything can happen, there are no limits.

tout est possible

earlier

Not long ago, very recently.

tout à l'heure

Related Words

every

Feminine form of all.

toute

all

Masculine plural form of all.

tous

to cough

Action of expelling air from one's lungs.

tousser

Slang Meanings

All or nothing

He decided to play his cards on the table: it's all or nothing.

Il a décidé de jouer carte sur table : c'est tout ou rien.

All for all

In this competition, he went all in.

Dans cette compétition, il a mis tout pour le tout.