Entirely meaning in English

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Definition

entirely: totally, completely, wholly adverb

UK: I'm not entirely convinced by your pathetic excuse.
US: Well, that's an entirely different question!

Examples

  • "In brief: you say these perfumes have already been distilled and bottled, which means we cannot re-bottle them and sell them as different fragrances entirely, and from what Philip tells me, it would be an extraordinary feat to convince any of our current distributors to purchase some 10,000 bottles of an outdated perfume."
  • "Brent : That's not entirely accurate, Stephanie."
  • "Anosmia is a condition in which the sense of smell is reduced or lost entirely."
  • "Susie : Though he could have been saying something else entirely."
  • "Philip : I am entirely at your disposal, Miss Stake."
  • "These idioms are not entirely accurate."
  • "Environmentalists point out that the production of biofuels isn't entirely green."
  • "The marketing department, you see, has a flexible budget which accounts for the unpredictable expenses of publicity campaigns, endorsements and travel, so this outlay is not entirely unexpected."
  • "Bruno : Right, right, I agree with you entirely, Luna."
  • "Located in a secret offshore location to cut costs and hurt the global economy, your rehabilitation takes place entirely online."
  • "Jonas : Actually, Brent that's not entirely accurate-"
Exercise 1
"Well we are just about finished".

How could this sentence be rephrased?
"Well we are just about finished".

How could this sentence be rephrased?
The expression "entirely finished" indicates that something is wholly, totally, or completely finished. Example: I was entirely finished with my homework but my dad didn't believe me. This does not share a similar meaning with the expression "just about finished".
The expression "far from finished" indicates that something is not close to, or nowhere near, being finished. Example: Everyone was hungry, but the roast chicken was far from finished. This does not share a similar meaning with the expression "just about finished".
To be "just about finished" is to be nearly or almost finished, the expression doesn't refer to a past event.
The expression "just about (finished)" indicates that something is "almost", "practically", or "nearly (finished)". Example: We had just about finished when the teacher told us to stop.
The expression "half-way finished" indicates that something is 50% finished. Example: We were only half-way finished with the game when we noticed that most of the spectators had gone home. This does not share a similar meaning with the expression "just about finished".

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