aggregate
Syllables: ag·gre·gate/ˈæɡ.ɹɪ.ɡət/
aggregate noun: a mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.
Noun
aggregate (countable and uncountable, plural aggregates)
- A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.
- If the nebulosity were due to an aggregate of stars so far off as to be separately indistinguishable, then the central body would have to be a star of almost incomparably greater dimensions than an ordinary star; if, on the other hand, the central body were of dimensions comparable with those of an...1898, Arthur Berry, chapter 12, in A Short History of Astronomy, Herschel
- Synonyms:
- cluster
- A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; – in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.
- This in the second boiling will be replaced by nearly an equal quantity of worts, of the same gravity as turned out of the copper, which, in making the calculation, is to be deducted from the aggregate of the second worts, and so on with a third wort if necessary.1847, William Black, A Practical Treatise on Brewing : Calculating Lengths and Gravities
- A set (collection of objects).
- The full chromatic scale of twelve equal tempered pitches.
- The total score in a set of games between teams or competitors, usually the combination of the home and away scores.
- Brazil won the first series 2-0 on aggregate before Argentina got revenge in 2012 via a penalty shootout.12 December 2016, Associated Press, Brazil and Argentina reportedly to play friendly at MCG in 2017
- Synonyms:
- agg
- Crushed stone, crushed slag or water-worn gravel used for surfacing a built-up roof system.
- Solid particles of low aspect ratio added to a composite material, as distinguished from the matrix and any fibers or reinforcements; especially the gravel and sand added to concrete.
- "Yes sair," returned the Frenchman, whose prominent eyes were watching the precarious footsteps of the beast he rode, as it picked its dangerous way among the roots of trees, holes, log bridges, and sloughs that formed the aggregate of the highway.1823, James Fenimore Cooper, chapter 21, in The Pioneers
- He explained that engineers had been able to examine the bridge visually, and had started surveying likely sites for access roads and where to place the heavyweight crawler crane. NR was also ordering the aggregates needed for the access roads.2020 August 26, “Network News: Mid-September before line reopens, says Network Rail”, in Rail, page 10
- Any of the five attributes that constitute the sentient being.
- Synonyms:
- skandha
- A mechanical mixture of more than one phase.
Adjective
aggregate (comparative more aggregate, superlative most aggregate)
- Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective; combined; added up.
- All over the country small British columns had been operating during these months--operations which were destined to increase in scope and energy as the cold weather drew in. The weekly tale of prisoners and captures, though small for any one column, gave the aggregate result of a considerable...1902, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Great Boer War Chapter 33 The Northern Operations from January to April, 1901
- England and New Zealand have officially met twice previously, both matches held within the space of five days in the summer of 1991. Graham Taylor’s team won both games, 1-0 and 2-0, Gary Lineker, Stuart Pearce and David Hirst doing the damage. There were another six unofficial games in the...2026 June 6, Scott Murray, “England v. New Zealand: World Cup warm-up – live”, in The Guardian
- Consisting or formed of smaller objects or parts.
- Formed into clusters or groups of lobules.
- aggregate glands
- Composed of several florets within a common involucre, as in the daisy; or of several carpels formed from one flower, as in the raspberry.
- Having the several component parts adherent to each other only to such a degree as to be separable by mechanical means.
- United into a common organized mass; said of certain compound animals.
Verb
aggregate (third-person singular simple present aggregates, present participle aggregating, simple past and past participle aggregated)
- To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum.
- the aggregated soil
- To add or unite (e.g. a person), to an association.
- To amount in the aggregate to.
- There are ten loads, aggregating five hundred bushels.
aggregate meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
aggregate in Hindi
- aggregate, total
- समूहन samūhan
aggregate in Tamil
- திரட்டு, தொகு, திரள், மொத்த
aggregate in Urdu
- کل, مجموعی, اکٹھا کرنا, جمع کرنا
aggregate in Bengali
- সমষ্টি, মোট পরিমাণ
More languagesFewer languages
- aggregate in Telugu
- సకలము sakalamu
- aggregate in Malayalam
- കൂട്ടുക, സമാഹരിക്കുക, ഒന്നിക്കുക, സംഗ്രഹിക്കുക
- aggregate in Kannada
- ಒಟ್ಟಾರೆ, ಮೊತ್ತ, ಒಟ್ಟು
- aggregate in Sanskrit
- स्कन्ध skandha
- aggregate in Assamese
- মুঠ muth
- aggregate in Tagalog
- malapiin
- aggregate in Arabic
- إِجْمَالِيّ ʔijmāliyy, مَجْمُوع majmūʕ, سْكَانْدَا skāndā
- aggregate in Indonesian
- khandha
- aggregate in Thai
- ขันธ์ k̄hạnṭh
- aggregate in Vietnamese
- uẩn
- aggregate in Myanmar
- ခန္ဒာ hkanda
Examples of aggregate in a sentence
- The weekly tale of prisoners and captures, though small for any one column, gave the aggregate result of a considerable victory.1902, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Great Boer War Chapter 33 The Northern Operations from January to April, 1901
- There were another six unofficial games in the sixties: between June 1961 and June 1969, England won every one of them, running up an aggregate score of 35-2.2026 June 6, Scott Murray, “England v. New Zealand: World Cup warm-up – live”, in The Guardian:
Synonyms of aggregate
Antonyms
Forms of aggregate
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | aggregates |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more aggregate |
| superlative | most aggregate |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | aggregates |
| present participle | aggregating |
| past participle | aggregated |
| past | aggregated |
Origin of aggregate
From Middle English aggregat(e) (“a sum, unit, complex, aggregate”), borrowed from New Latin aggregātum (“an aggregate”), substantivized from the nominative neuter singular of aggregātus, the perfect passive participle of aggregō (“to flock together”), from ad- (“at, to, toward”)) + gregō (“to flock or group”), from grex (“flock”, greg- in compounds) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). See also egregious and gregarious. See also ag-.
From Middle English aggregat(e) (“aggregated”, used as the past participle of aggregaten), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.
From Middle English aggregaten (“to aggregate”), from its earlier borrowed past participle aggregat(e) + -en (verb-forming suffix), from Latin aggregātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.
Words formed from aggregate
- aggregational
- aggregator
- corporation aggregate
- heteroaggregate
- in aggregate
- interaggregate
- in the aggregate
- intraaggregate
- macroaggregate
- metalloaggregate
- microaggregate
- nanoaggregate
- species aggregate
- subaggregate
- superaggregate
- aggregate fruit
- aggregate function
- aggregately
- aggregateness
- aggregate species
- aggregate throughput
- aggregative
- nonaggregate
- disaggregate
- aggregatable
- antiaggregating
- autoaggregate
- autoaggregated
- coaggregate
- deaggregate
- macroaggregated
- nanoaggregated
- nonaggregated
- nonaggregating
- preaggregate
- preaggregated
- reaggregate
- unaggregated
Phrases with aggregate
Questions about aggregate
- What does aggregate mean?
- Aggregate means a mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.
- What is aggregate in Hindi?
- Aggregate in Hindi is समूहन (samūhan). See Aggregate meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use aggregate in a sentence?
- The weekly tale of prisoners and captures, though small for any one column, gave the aggregate result of a considerable victory.
- What part of speech is aggregate?
- Aggregate can be a noun, an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce aggregate?
- Aggregate is pronounced /ˈæɡ.ɹɪ.ɡət/.
- What is the plural of aggregate?
- The plural of aggregate is aggregates.
Words near aggregate in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: aggregate (page history and authors); समूहन (Hindi) (page history and authors); aggregate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aggregate (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aggregate (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); సకలము (Telugu) (page history and authors); aggregate (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aggregate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); মুঠ (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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