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all
everything
every
J'ai tout fini pour ce soir.
I've finished everything for tonight.
completely
very
quite
Il est tout content de son cadeau.
He's really/very happy about his present.
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.
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'.