German word

gesamt

Pronunciation

IPA/gəˈzamt/

Meaning

  • adjectivewhole

Example

Die gesamte Klasse kam pünktlich.

The whole class arrived on time.

Illustration for gesamt (whole)

More examples

Die gesamte Familie saß am Tisch.

The whole family sat at the table.

Core concept

A full collection counted as one unit rather than as separate items.

Common phrases

  • die gesamte Familie

    the whole family

  • das gesamte Haus

    the whole house

Similar words

ganz: Containing all of something rather than only a part of it.
komplett: Fully equipped or supplied, with no essential part absent.

Definition in German

Das Ganze oder die Summe betreffend; meist attributiv vor einem Nomen verwendet

Word origin

Gesamt is an inherited Germanic adjective whose older forms expressed things joined or considered together as one whole.

Usage tips

  • Insgesamt is the usual adverb for 'altogether' or 'in total', while gesamt normally modifies a noun.

Other meanings

  • totaladjective

Opposites

  • partiellpartialadjective
  • einzelnindividualadjective

Related words

  • Gesamtsummetotal sumnoun
  • Gesamtzahltotal numbernoun

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