No. 209 in French

tout

"Tout" means "all," "everything," or "very," depending on context.

In a sentence

Tout le monde aime la musique.
Everyone loves music.
'Tout' is used to mean 'everyone' or 'all the people', indicating inclusiveness.
Il a mangé tout son repas.
He ate all his meal.
'Tout' indicates entirety, referring to the whole meal the subject ate.
Elle est tout heureuse aujourd'hui.
She is very happy today.
'Tout' functions as an intensifier, equivalent to 'very', modifying the adjective 'heureuse'.

Hear it in real podcasts

The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “tout” in actual French podcasts.

Learn it from shows you like

LangTurbo plays French podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.

Get the app

French books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).