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tout

/tu/
3.
pronounmasculineindefiniteSing

all

everything

every

J'ai tout fini pour ce soir.

I've finished everything for tonight.

Synonyms:la totalité, tout cela, l'ensemble
4.
adverbmasculine

completely

very

quite

Il est tout content de son cadeau.

He's really/very happy about his present.

Synonyms:complètement, entièrement, très
5.
nounmasculineSing

the whole

the entirety

Le tout vaut plus que la somme de ses parties.

The whole is worth more than the sum of its parts.

Synonyms:la totalité, l'ensemble
1.
adjectivemasculineindefiniteSing

each

any

every

Tout homme a le droit de s'exprimer.

Every man has the right to express himself.

Synonyms:chaque, n'importe quel
2.
adjectivemasculineSing

whole

entire

Il a mangé tout le gâteau.

He ate the whole cake.

Synonyms:entier, complet

Notes

GENERAL INFO

Tout is a highly versatile French word. It can mean "all," "every," "whole," "completely," or "everything." It functions as an adjective, a pronoun, or an adverb.

USAGE

As an adjective, it agrees (tout/toute/tous/toutes): *tout le monde* (everyone), *tous les jours* (every day).

As a pronoun, it usually means "everything": *tout est prêt* (everything is ready).

As an adverb, it means "completely" and is generally invariable (*il est tout pâle*), but agrees before feminine adjectives starting with a consonant (*elle est toute contente*).

TRAPS

Its agreement is the main trap! Remember:

__Adjective:__ agrees in gender and number.

__Adverb:__ generally invariable, except it becomes *toute/toutes* before feminine adjectives starting with a consonant or aspirated 'h'.