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# entirely

adverb (entirely)

«entirely» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Entirely means completely, totally, in every way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entirely/#m1)
2. Entirely can mean only, as in «entirely made of wood». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entirely/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school writing and maths it makes a statement strong: «The shape is entirely shaded» means every part is shaded. In everyday speech «not entirely» means «not completely», a polite way to disagree. Phrases: «entirely different», «entirely your fault», «not entirely sure», «made entirely of».

### Examples

- The house was made entirely of wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entirely/#x1)
- I'm not entirely sure where we are. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entirely/#x2)
- It was entirely my fault, and I'm sorry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entirely/#x3)
- The rectangle is entirely shaded, so the fraction is one whole. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entirely/#x4)
- The two stories are entirely different. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entirely/#x5)
- The cake was eaten almost entirely by the dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entirely/#x6)
- The decision is entirely up to you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entirely/#x7)
- It was made entirely of ice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entirely/#x8)

### Note

Spelled entire + ly (keep the «e»). «Not entirely» is softer than «not at all». In maths, «entirely» means the whole, every part, 100 per cent.

## In Jewish tradition

In school writing and maths it makes a statement strong: «The shape is entirely shaded» means every part is shaded. In everyday speech «not entirely» means «not completely», a polite way to disagree. Phrases: «entirely different», «entirely your fault», «not entirely sure», «made entirely of».

### Examples

- As such a view is entirely re- pugnant to the modern critical raind, some writers regard this closing Mishnah as a later interpolation. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/entirely/#x1)

### Note

Spelled entire + ly (keep the «e»). «Not entirely» is softer than «not at all». In maths, «entirely» means the whole, every part, 100 per cent.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «entirely» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entirely/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«entirely» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/entirely.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «entirely» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/entirely/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«entirely» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/entirely.html) on Mova free.