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whole
1 of 3
adjective
ˈhōl
Synonyms of whole
1
a(1)
: free of wound or injury : unhurt
(2)
: recovered from a wound or injury : restored
(3)
: being healed
whole of an ancient evil, I sleep sound—A. E. Housman
b
: free of defect or impairment : intact
c
: physically sound and healthy : free of disease or deformity
d
: mentally or emotionally sound
2
: having all its proper parts or components : complete, unmodified
whole milk a whole egg
3
a
: constituting the total sum or undiminished entirety : entire
owns the whole island
b
: each or all of the
took part in the whole series of athletic events
4
a
: constituting an undivided unit : unbroken, uncut
a whole roast suckling pig
b
: directed to one end : concentrated
your whole attention
5
a
: seemingly complete or total
the whole idea is to help, not hinder
b
: very great in quantity, extent, or scope
feels a whole lot better now
6
: constituting the entirety of a person's nature or development
educate the whole student
7
: having the same father and mother
whole brother
wholeness
noun
whole
2 of 3
noun
1
: a complete amount or sum : a number, aggregate, or totality lacking no part, member, or element
2
: something constituting a complex unity : a coherent system or organization of parts fitting or working together as one
whole
3 of 3
adverb
1
: wholly, entirely
a whole new age group—Henry Chauncey
2
: as a complete entity
Phrases
in whole
: to the full or entire extent : wholly
—usually used in the phrase in whole or in part
on the whole
1
: in view of all the circumstances or conditions : all things considered
2
: in general : in most instances : typically
Synonyms
Adjective
all
concentrated
entire
exclusive
focused
focussed
undivided
Noun
aggregate
full
sum
summation
sum total
total
totality
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perfect, whole, entire, intact mean not lacking or faulty in any particular. perfect implies the soundness and the excellence of every part, element, or quality of a thing frequently as an unattainable or theoretical state.
a perfect set of teeth
whole suggests a completeness or perfection that can be sought, gained, or regained.
felt like a whole person again after vacation
entire implies perfection deriving from integrity, soundness, or completeness of a thing.
the entire Beethoven corpus
intact implies retention of perfection of a thing in its natural or original state.
the boat survived the storm intact
Examples of whole in a Sentence
Adjective
The doctor assured me that the whole procedure would only take a few minutes.
The whole place was remodeled. It looks great now.
It's been a whole week since I've seen him.
I spent the whole summer traveling through Europe.
The whole evening was a great success.
She read the whole book in one day.
I've been waiting my whole life for this.
We decided to forget the whole thing.
We cooked a whole chicken.
The community center offers a whole range of programs.
Noun
the landlord eventually refunded the whole of our deposit
Adverb
We cooked the chicken whole.
The frog swallowed the fly whole.
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The whole intention of the movie is to stoke the outrage.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Mar. 2024
The guitarist, who will be announcing a major tour next week in support of the release, found the whole experience inspiring.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2024
That’s what happens when the gravitational force that holds this whole operation together — the star of stars in a league defined by them — goes away.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
Greenway Place was the kind of place where the whole village raised the children.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2024
The whole family loved how the elephant played peek-a-boo with its ears and sang a fun (and catchy) song.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 8 Mar. 2024
Cannon, who held a hearing last week in which lawyers sparred over when to start the trial, told Trump’s lawyers and special counsel Jack Smith’s team to be prepared to spend the whole day in court.
—Perry Stein, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
That was kind of the whole idea of the ‘Quarantine Olympics’: creating games and challenges where everybody could do these at their house during the lockdown.
—Jodie Valade, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2024
My whole life has been me, like, walking around the track and everyone else runs.
—Kase Wickman, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2024
Noun
On the whole, however, there is no evidence that immigrants are more prone to violent crime.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 8 Mar. 2024
But there’s also a case to be made that A.I. can’t always do the whole of a creative person’s job.
—Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024
The whole of 2023 breached the 1.5ºC temperature threshold set down in the Paris Agreement and the US is seeing extreme events like never before.
—María Mendiluce, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Passages that should be romantic are composed to be matter-of-fact, and on the whole, Ricki’s voice feels underdeveloped.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
Intricate spices meld into an indistinguishable whole.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
Even though the whole animal was not buried, the authors say the isolated skeletal remains may correspond to a pars pro toto symbolic value—where parts of an animal represent the whole.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024
Each musical passage is akin to uncovering a hidden image as if each thread holds a story waiting to be explored, inviting listeners around the globe to find the patterns that speak to them while resonating with the whole.
—Maha Elnabawi, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2024
On the whole, Dent found the way that Jewish religious law had been marshaled against FAB distasteful.
—Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
Adverb
In the Heat’s first game while whole after dealing with injury issues for the first three months of the season, Spoelstra went with a nine-man rotation that did not include Josh Richardson in Saturday’s road loss to the New York Knicks.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Some, like Great Lakes walleye, are trucked whole to Fortune’s Bensenville, Illinois processing facility on slushy-like flake ice, processed and shipped down I-65 to Indianapolis in as little as three days.
—The Indianapolis Star, 5 Jan. 2024
Slice your strawberries if desired (keep scrolling for more on freezing whole vs. sliced).
—Katie Bourque, Good Housekeeping, 6 May 2023
Someone captured a deer eating a snake whole earlier this week.
—Vulture, 15 June 2023
Add two Hungarian wax peppers whole – keeping their stems on.
—Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 6 July 2023
Between bites of banku –a delicious corn and cassava dough formed in single-serving balls – and whole-grilled, freshwater tilapia seasoned with a traditional blend of aromatic herbs and spices, Eshun shares the story of her upbringing in Ohio until her repatriation to Ghana in 2018.
—Tenille Clarke, Essence, 9 Jan. 2023
Today's commitment by Norfolk Southern is an important next step in the company's commitment to make the citizens of Ohio and of East Palestine whole after the recent derailment, a commitment Ohio will continue to monitor closely.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2023
Several prominent investors issued bombastic predictions that if the federal government did not step in to make all Silicon Valley Bank depositors whole — both insured and uninsured — there would be more bank runs on Monday.
—Ken Sweet and Stan Choe, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Mar. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English hool healthy, unhurt, entire, from Old English hāl; akin to Old High German heil healthy, unhurt, Old Norse heill, Old Church Slavonic cělŭ
First Known Use
Adjective
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1) Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adverb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Phrases Containing whole
a greater whole
as a whole
go (the) whole hog
a whole lot of
a whole lot
committee of the whole
heart-whole
in the whole wide world
mean the (whole) world
whole cloth
whole gale
whole food
tell the whole world
out of whole cloth
the whole/entire way
the whole enchilada
the whole schmear
the whole bit
the whole nine yards
run the whole show
the whole kit and caboodle
the whole shooting match
the whole time
the whole caboodle
the whole shebang
the whole truth
the (whole) world over
whole hog
whole language
whole nother
whole life insurance
whole-life
whole note
whole-souled
whole rest
whole number
whole step
whole story
whole wheat
in whole
on the whole
the whole works
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Kids Definition
whole
1 of 2
adjective
ˈhōl
1
: being in healthy or sound condition : free from sickness or injury : well
your care made me whole again
2
a
: having all its proper parts or elements : complete
whole grain whole milk
b
: not cut up or in pieces
a whole roast chicken
3
: not divided or scattered
your whole attention
4
: being the total or full amount or extent of something
owns the whole island
5
: each or all of the
the whole 10 days
whole
2 of 2
noun
1
: a complete amount or sum
2
: something whole or entire
the whole of an apple
Etymology
Adjective
Old English hāl "healthy" — related to hale entry 1
Medical Definition
whole
adjective
ˈhōl
: containing all its natural constituents, components, or elements : deprived of nothing by refining, processing, or separation
whole milk
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wholeadjective uk
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A2 complete or not divided: I spent the whole day cleaning. There's still a whole month till my birthday. After my exercise class, my whole body ached. The whole town was destroyed by the earthquake.whole thing This whole thing (= situation) is ridiculous.whole time Bill does nothing but complain the whole time (= all the time).whole truth You have to stand up in court and promise to tell "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth". Her dance compositions added a whole (= completely) new dimension to the contemporary dance repertoire.
informal used to emphasize something: I have a whole pile of work to do this afternoon.a whole lot The new computers are a whole lot (= much) faster.
More examplesFewer examplesShe gave the whole class extra homework for a week.The police combed the whole area for evidence.We've just appointed a coordinator who will oversee the whole project.They spoke in Russian the whole time.It seemed as though the whole city had turned out for their team's triumphant homecoming.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Complete and whole
(all) in one piece idiom
aggregate
all or nothing idiom
all told idiom
all-in-one
all-inclusive
fibre
full strength
full-fledged
full-length
fully
fully fledged
implicit
systemic
thorough
thoroughgoingly
thoroughly
through and through idiom
to the last idiom
totality
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Linguistics: very & extreme
Grammar
All or whole?All and whole are determiners. …
All or whole for single entitiesWe use the whole or the whole of to refer to complete single things and events that are countable and defined: …
All the with uncountable nounsWe use all the and not the whole with uncountable nouns: …
All and whole with plural nounsWe usually use all the and all of the with plural nouns: …
All and whole: typical errorsWe don’t use all before a and an: …
WholeWhole is a determiner. We use whole before nouns and after other determiners (my, the, a/an, their) to talk about quantity. We use it to describe the completeness of something: …
Idioms
go the whole hog
the whole bit
a whole lot
the whole lot
wholeadverb uk
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whole adverb
(IN ONE PIECE)
C2 as a single object and not in pieces: The seeds can be eaten whole or ground in a coffee grinder.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Complete and whole
(all) in one piece idiom
aggregate
all or nothing idiom
all told idiom
all-in-one
all-inclusive
fibre
full strength
full-fledged
full-length
fully
fully fledged
implicit
systemic
thorough
thoroughgoingly
thoroughly
through and through idiom
to the last idiom
totality
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whole adverb
(COMPLETELY)
informal completely: Now he's arrived, it's a whole different situation.
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Linguistics: very & extreme
abjectly
absolutely
abundantly
abundantly clear
beyond
biblical
downright
extraordinarily
extremely
imagine
infinitely
particularly
richly
stupefyingly
super
super-duper
super-spectacular
superabundantly
totally
violently
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Complete and whole
Grammar
All or whole?All and whole are determiners. …
All or whole for single entitiesWe use the whole or the whole of to refer to complete single things and events that are countable and defined: …
All the with uncountable nounsWe use all the and not the whole with uncountable nouns: …
All and whole with plural nounsWe usually use all the and all of the with plural nouns: …
All and whole: typical errorsWe don’t use all before a and an: …
wholenoun [ C usually singular ] uk
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/hoʊl/
a complete thing: Two halves make a whole.the whole You should consider each problem as an aspect of the whole.
the whole of something
B1 all of something: I'll be on holiday the whole of next week.
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More examplesFewer examplesI don't know anything about the workings of other departments or about the organization as a whole.The improvement in sales figures had a beneficial effect on the company as a whole.She drinks a lot less now, to the benefit of her health as a whole.In gestalt psychology and gestalt psychotherapy, people's thoughts and emotions are seen as complex wholes.Four quarters make a whole.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Complete and whole
(all) in one piece idiom
aggregate
all or nothing idiom
all told idiom
all-in-one
all-inclusive
fibre
full strength
full-fledged
full-length
fully
fully fledged
implicit
systemic
thorough
thoroughgoingly
thoroughly
through and through idiom
to the last idiom
totality
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Grammar
All or whole?All and whole are determiners. …
All or whole for single entitiesWe use the whole or the whole of to refer to complete single things and events that are countable and defined: …
All the with uncountable nounsWe use all the and not the whole with uncountable nouns: …
All and whole with plural nounsWe usually use all the and all of the with plural nouns: …
All and whole: typical errorsWe don’t use all before a and an: …
Idioms
as a whole
on the whole
(Definition of whole from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
whole | American Dictionary
wholeadjective [ not gradable ] us
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all of something; the full amount: Painting the two rooms will take the whole day. He cooked a meal for the whole school.
Whole can also mean in one piece: You can eat the fruit whole or cut it up.
infml Whole can also be used to emphasize something: I’ve got a whole lot to do this afternoon.
Idiom
the whole bit
wholenoun [ C/U ] us
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all of the parts of something considered together as one thing, or all of something: [ C ] Two halves make a whole. [ U ] She’ll be away the whole of next month.
Idiom
on the whole
(Definition of whole from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of whole
whole
Ordinary women's inferior rights to land were a key aspect in women's subordination as a whole.
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The citizens of the country constitute an organic whole, which is integrated by the general will of the masses.
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Soldiers were to be seen there as they were to be seen everywhere - but on the whole these were pacific regions.
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Higher ranks are given to sources that are more generalizable to the population as a whole.
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The multiple roles that people hold within their family, community, work, and society as a whole work to define their sense of self.
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Formal political influence over policy increased gradually over the whole period at the expense of technical influence, and social objectives were given priority.
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They were then told to put the sounds together to say the whole word.
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Are we being told the whole story, or only that part of it which suits the author's purpose?
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Most fruitful to that study is understanding the ' fundamental symbolic system underlying the whole range of ritual institutions ' (145).
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Too often, disease control methods, or even whole health care systems, have been transplanted from one country to another.
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Within these two themes, most experimenters have chosen a whole organism approach and only a handful a biochemical route (appendix 6).
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It encompasses the whole learning process, including learning styles and strategies.
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While there may be some truth in each of these suggestions, none of them reveals the whole picture.
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Thus, his whole view is not one of double irrelevance.
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A cache line consists of many cells, and we have assumed that the whole line would be transferred.
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Collocations with whole
whole
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coherent wholeThis is meaning as a coherent whole.
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cohesive wholeNo cohesive whole is presented.
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harmonious wholeA fourth quality concinnitas brings the individual parts into a harmonious whole.
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adjective
as in all
as in healthy
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as in total
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whole
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adjective
Definition of whole
1
as in all
not divided or scattered among several areas of interest or concern
you'll need to put your whole effort into this project
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all
undivided
entire
exclusive
concentrated
focused
total
focussed
full
lump
complete
utter
thorough
absolute
perfect
intact
integral
comprehensive
unbroken
unqualified
unadulterated
unalloyed
teetotal
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
divided
scattered
partial
incomplete
diffuse
fragmentary
halfway
deficient
fragmental
2
as in healthy
enjoying health and vigor
whole and happy again after months of recuperation
Synonyms & Similar Words
healthy
well
robust
fit
strong
wholesome
sturdy
sound
hale
in shape
bouncing
thriving
hearty
tough
good
lively
in the pink
active
able-bodied
in fine fettle
well-conditioned
agile
vigorous
hardy
vital
hard
iron
rugged
prospering
right
ambulatory
lusty
flourishing
stalwart
all right
blooming
sprightly
chipper
nondisabled
flush
uncrippled
clean-cut
sprightful
spry
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
sick
diseased
unhealthy
ill
weak
unfit
feeble
unsound
ailing
unwell
lame
sickly
weakened
enfeebled
challenged
halt
decrepit
fragile
weakly
disabled
delicate
infirm
crippled
debilitated
frail
incapacitated
run-down
bad
troubled
poorly
sickened
worn-out
undernourished
differently abled
gaunt
haggard
malnourished
emaciated
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3
as in entire
not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it
the puzzle isn't quite whole, but close enough
Synonyms & Similar Words
entire
complete
full
total
comprehensive
perfect
intact
grand
integral
plenary
compleat
extensive
uncut
undiminished
maximal
unabridged
exhaustive
full-on
full-scale
all-out
full-blown
full-out
full-fledged
full-bore
full-blooded
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
partial
incomplete
imperfect
cut
diminished
reduced
abbreviated
abridged
whole
2 of 2
noun
as in total
a complete amount of something
the landlord eventually refunded the whole of our deposit
Synonyms & Similar Words
total
totality
sum
full
summation
entirety
aggregate
bulk
grand total
sum total
the whole shebang
the whole bit
the whole nine yards
the whole kit and caboodle
gross
completeness
comprehensiveness
cumulativeness
enchilada
mass
schmear
lion's share
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How is the word whole distinct from other similar adjectives?
Some common synonyms of whole are all, entire, and total. While all these words mean "including everything or everyone without exception," whole implies that nothing has been omitted, ignored, abated, or taken away.
read the whole book
How is all related to other words for whole?
All may equal whole, entire, or total.
all proceeds go to charity
When could entire be used to replace whole?
The words entire and whole are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, entire may suggest a state of completeness or perfection to which nothing can be added.
the entire population was wiped out
When would total be a good substitute for whole?
While in some cases nearly identical to whole, total implies that everything has been counted, weighed, measured, or considered.
the total number of people present
Phrases Containing whole
the whole bit
the whole kit and caboodle
on the whole
the whole nine yards
the whole shebang
whole number
in whole
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wholeadjective us
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A2 complete or not divided: I spent the whole day cleaning. There's still a whole month till my birthday. After my exercise class, my whole body ached. The whole town was destroyed by the earthquake.whole thing This whole thing (= situation) is ridiculous.whole time Bill does nothing but complain the whole time (= all the time).whole truth You have to stand up in court and promise to tell "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." Her dance compositions added a whole (= completely) new dimension to the contemporary dance repertoire.
informal used to emphasize something: I have a whole pile of work to do this afternoon.a whole lot The new computers are a whole lot (= much) faster.
More examplesFewer examplesShe gave the whole class extra homework for a week.The police combed the whole area for evidence.We've just appointed a coordinator who will oversee the whole project.They spoke in Russian the whole time.It seemed as though the whole city had turned out for their team's triumphant homecoming.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Complete and whole
(all) in one piece idiom
aggregate
all or nothing idiom
all told idiom
all-in-one
all-inclusive
full strength
full-blown
full-fledged
full-length
fully
implicit
soundly
systemic
systemically
thorough
thoroughgoingly
thoroughly
through and through idiom
to the last idiom
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Grammar
All or whole?All and whole are determiners. …
All or whole for single entitiesWe use the whole or the whole of to refer to complete single things and events that are countable and defined: …
All the with uncountable nounsWe use all the and not the whole with uncountable nouns: …
All and whole with plural nounsWe usually use all the and all of the with plural nouns: …
All and whole: typical errorsWe don’t use all before a and an: …
WholeWhole is a determiner. We use whole before nouns and after other determiners (my, the, a/an, their) to talk about quantity. We use it to describe the completeness of something: …
Idioms
go whole hog
the whole bit
the whole enchilada
a whole lot
the whole lot
wholeadverb us
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whole adverb
(IN ONE PIECE)
C2 as a single object and not in pieces: The seeds can be eaten whole or ground in a coffee grinder.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Complete and whole
(all) in one piece idiom
aggregate
all or nothing idiom
all told idiom
all-in-one
all-inclusive
full strength
full-blown
full-fledged
full-length
fully
implicit
soundly
systemic
systemically
thorough
thoroughgoingly
thoroughly
through and through idiom
to the last idiom
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whole adverb
(COMPLETELY)
informal completely: Now he's arrived, it's a whole different situation.
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Linguistics: very & extreme
abjectly
absolutely
abundantly
abundantly clear
beyond
biblical
downright
extraordinarily
extremely
imagine
infinitely
particularly
richly
stupefyingly
super
super-duper
super-spectacular
superabundantly
totally
violently
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Complete and whole
Grammar
All or whole?All and whole are determiners. …
All or whole for single entitiesWe use the whole or the whole of to refer to complete single things and events that are countable and defined: …
All the with uncountable nounsWe use all the and not the whole with uncountable nouns: …
All and whole with plural nounsWe usually use all the and all of the with plural nouns: …
All and whole: typical errorsWe don’t use all before a and an: …
wholenoun [ C usually singular ] us
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a complete thing: Two halves make a whole.the whole You should consider each problem as an aspect of the whole.
the whole of something
B1 all of something: I'll be on vacation the whole of next week.
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More examplesFewer examplesI don't know anything about the workings of other departments or about the organization as a whole.The improvement in sales figures had a beneficial effect on the company as a whole.She drinks a lot less now, to the benefit of her health as a whole.In gestalt psychology and gestalt psychotherapy, people's thoughts and emotions are seen as complex wholes.Four quarters make a whole.
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Complete and whole
(all) in one piece idiom
aggregate
all or nothing idiom
all told idiom
all-in-one
all-inclusive
full strength
full-blown
full-fledged
full-length
fully
implicit
soundly
systemic
systemically
thorough
thoroughgoingly
thoroughly
through and through idiom
to the last idiom
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Grammar
All or whole?All and whole are determiners. …
All or whole for single entitiesWe use the whole or the whole of to refer to complete single things and events that are countable and defined: …
All the with uncountable nounsWe use all the and not the whole with uncountable nouns: …
All and whole with plural nounsWe usually use all the and all of the with plural nouns: …
All and whole: typical errorsWe don’t use all before a and an: …
Idioms
as a whole
on the whole
(Definition of whole from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
whole | Intermediate English
wholeadjective [ not gradable ] us
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all of something; the full amount: Painting the two rooms will take the whole day. He cooked a meal for the whole school.
Whole can also mean in one piece: You can eat the fruit whole or cut it up.
infml Whole can also be used to emphasize something: I’ve got a whole lot to do this afternoon.
Idiom
the whole bit
wholenoun [ C/U ] us
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all of the parts of something considered together as one thing, or all of something: [ C ] Two halves make a whole. [ U ] She’ll be away the whole of next month.
Idiom
on the whole
(Definition of whole from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of whole
whole
I have found the whole challenge to be very invigorating.
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He has to live with himself for his whole life.
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But thinking about it can be fun for the whole family!
From Foreign Policy
But that doesn't mean you blow the whole thing up.
From New York Daily News
Now the whole world is looking at us.
From Reuters
The whole thing has been a great experience.
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Tell the whole world, look what they're doing to us!
From The New Yorker
This whole expectation that the person who partners with you should be just like you is a sure way to destroy a relationship.
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It's me being in charge of the whole thing.
From ABC News
Anyway, the higher-ups turned the whole idea down.
From Slate Magazine
And, listen, for us original generation cast, that's a whole different animal.
From Huffington Post
You want to look at the whole picture?
From CBS Local
However, that is far from the whole story.
From Fast Company
There's a whole lot that goes down in that episode.
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Collocations with whole
whole
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coherent wholeThis is meaning as a coherent whole.
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cohesive wholeNo cohesive whole is presented.
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harmonious wholeA fourth quality concinnitas brings the individual parts into a harmonious whole.
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celý, vcelku, celek…
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WHOLE Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com
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GamesDaily CrosswordWord PuzzleWord FinderAll gamesFeaturedWord of the DaySynonym of the DayWord of the YearNew wordsLanguage storiesAll featuredPop cultureSlangEmojiMemesAcronymsGender and sexualityAll pop cultureWriting tipsGrammar Coach™Writing hubGrammar essentialsCommonly confusedAll writing tipsGamesFeaturedPop cultureWriting tipswhole[ hohl ]show ipaSee synonyms for: wholewholeness on Thesaurus.comadjectivecomprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.containing all the elements properly belonging; complete: We have a whole set of antique china.undivided; in one piece: to swallow a thing whole.Mathematics. integral, or not fractional.not broken, damaged, or impaired; intact: Thankfully, the vase arrived whole.uninjured or unharmed; sound: He was surprised to find himself whole after the crash.pertaining to all aspects of human nature, especially one's physical, intellectual, and spiritual development: education for the whole person.See morenounthe whole assemblage of parts or elements belonging to a thing; the entire quantity, account, extent, or number: He accepted some of the parts but rejected the whole.a thing complete in itself, or comprising all its parts or elements.an assemblage of parts associated or viewed together as one thing; a unitary system.See moreIdioms about wholeas a whole, all things included or considered; altogether: As a whole, the relocation seems to have been beneficial.on / upon the whole, in view of all the circumstances; after consideration: There were upsides and downsides, but on the whole I thought it best to make the trip now rather than later.disregarding exceptions; in general: On the whole, the neighborhood is improving.out of whole cloth, without foundation in fact; fictitious: a story made out of whole cloth.See More IdiomsOrigin of whole1First recorded before 900; Middle English adjective and noun hole, hool, Old English adjective hāl; cognate with Dutch heel, German heil, Old Norse heill; see hale1, heal; spelling with w reflects dialect formsynonym study For whole8. Whole, total mean the entire or complete sum or amount. The whole is all there is; every part, member, aspect; the complete sum, amount, quantity of anything, not divided; the entirety: the whole of one's property, family. Total also means whole, complete amount, or number, but conveys the idea of something added together or added up: The total of their gains amounted to millions.Other words for whole1 undiminished, integral, complete 5 unimpaired, perfect 8 totality, aggregateSee synonyms for whole on Thesaurus.comOpposites for whole1 partial 8 partSee antonyms for whole on Thesaurus.comOther words from wholewhole·ness, nounself-whole, adjectiveWords that may be confused with wholehole, whole Words Nearby wholewhodunitwhodunnitwhoe'erwhoeverwho knows whatwholewhole bloodwhole brotherwhole foodwhole galewhole-grainDictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024How to use whole in a sentenceIn that photo, Merabet has a big smile that spreads across his whole face and lights up his eyes.The Muslim Cop Killed by Terrorists | Michael Daly | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST“We talked about the science the whole time the other day,” Krauss told The Daily Beast in a phone interview.Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking | M.L. Nestel | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIf the Israel model ban were directed towards disordered eating, Ravin says she would support it whole-heartedly.How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models | Carrie Arnold | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat an amazing thing to be able to listen to any music you want, a whole world of bands.Belle & Sebastian Aren’t So Shy Anymore | James Joiner | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd Air Force assessors are the first to say such imaging never tells the whole story.Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War | Nancy A. Youssef | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTYou would not think it too much to set the whole province in flames so that you could have your way with this wretched child.St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniNow, it immediately occurred to Davy that he had never in his whole life had all the plums he wanted at any one time.Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. CarrylBut Polavieja started his campaign with the immense advantage of having the whole of the dry season before him.The Philippine Islands | John ForemanAll changes are to be Rang either by walking them (as the term is) or else whole-pulls, or Half-pulls.Tintinnalogia, or, the Art of Ringing | Richard Duckworth and Fabian StedmanThe plant as a whole remains green until late in the autumn.How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard BastinSee More ExamplesBritish Dictionary definitions for wholewhole/ (həʊl) /adjectivecontaining all the component parts necessary to form a total; complete: a whole appleconstituting the full quantity, extent, etcuninjured or undamagedhealthyhaving no fractional or decimal part; integral: a whole numberof, relating to, or designating a relationship established by descent from the same parents; full: whole brothersout of whole cloth US and Canadian informal entirely without a factual basisSee moreadverbin an undivided or unbroken piece: to swallow a plum wholenounall the parts, elements, etc, of a thingan assemblage of parts viewed together as a unita thing complete in itselfas a whole considered altogether; completelyon the whole taking all things into considerationin generalSee moreOrigin of whole1Old English hāl, hǣl; related to Old Frisian hāl, hēl, Old High German heil, Gothic hails; compare hale 1Derived forms of wholewholeness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Other Idioms and Phrases with wholewholeIn addition to the idioms beginning with wholewhole ball of wax, thewhole hogwhole kit and caboodle, thewhole megillahwhole new ballgame, awhole nine yards, thewhole shebangalso see: as a wholego whole hogon the wholeout of whole clothSee More OriginsThe American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
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A2 complete, including every part: She spent the whole afternoon studying. The whole family went to the show.
More examplesFewer examplesThe whole issue needs a fundamental rethink.He has support from across the whole political spectrum.The couple opposite us sat through the whole meal without exchanging a word.Allow three hours for the whole journey.The whole audience got up and started clapping.
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as a single object and not in pieces: The chick swallowed the worm whole. See also
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the whole world
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the whole of sth
B1 all of something: His behaviour affects the whole of the class.
More examplesFewer examplesThe whole of the report needs to be considered.The whole of the region has been affetced by the floods.The earthquake devastated the whole of the city.Doctors had to remove the whole of the arm.Make sure you check the whole of the building.
as a whole
B2 when considered as a group and not in parts: The population as a whole is getting healthier.
on the whole
B1 generally: We've had a few problems, but on the whole we're very happy.
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whole Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
wholea single entity comprised of a collection of parts; including all of an entity: This requires your whole attention.Not to be confused with:hole – an opening in something or an unoccupied space; a playing period in golf: We only had time to play nine holes.; a lack or a fault: Your reasoning is full of holes.Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreewhole (hōl)adj.1. a. Containing all components; complete: the whole series of novels.b. Not divided or disjoined; in one unit: a whole loaf.c. Constituting the full amount, extent, or duration: The baby cried the whole trip home.2. a. Not wounded, injured, or impaired; sound or unhurt: Many escaped the fire frightened but whole.b. Having been restored; healed: After the treatment he felt whole.3. Having the same parents: a whole sister.n.1. A number, group, set, or thing lacking no part or element; a complete thing.2. An entity or system made up of interrelated parts: The value of the whole was greater than the sum of its parts.adv. Informal Entirely; wholly: a whole new idea.Idioms: as a whole All parts or aspects considered; altogether: disliked the acting but enjoyed the play as a whole. on the whole1. Considering everything: on the whole, a happy marriage.2. In most instances or cases; as a rule: can expect sunny weather, on the whole.[Middle English hole, unharmed, from Old English hāl; see kailo- in Indo-European roots.]whole′ness n.Synonyms: whole, all, entire, gross, total These adjectives mean including every constituent or individual: a whole town devastated by an earthquake; all the class going on a field trip; entire shipments lost by the distributor; gross income; the total cost of the project.Antonym: partialAmerican Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.whole (həʊl) adj1. containing all the component parts necessary to form a total; complete: a whole apple. 2. constituting the full quantity, extent, etc3. uninjured or undamaged4. (Medicine) healthy5. (Mathematics) having no fractional or decimal part; integral: a whole number. 6. (Genetics) of, relating to, or designating a relationship established by descent from the same parents; full: whole brothers. 7. out of whole cloth informal US and Canadian entirely without a factual basisadvin an undivided or unbroken piece: to swallow a plum whole. n8. all the parts, elements, etc, of a thing9. an assemblage of parts viewed together as a unit10. a thing complete in itself11. as a whole considered altogether; completely12. on the whole a. taking all things into considerationb. in general[Old English hāl, hǣl; related to Old Frisian hāl, hēl, Old High German heil, Gothic hails; compare hale1] ˈwholeness nCollins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014whole (hoʊl) adj. 1. comprising the full quantity or amount; entire or total: He ate the whole pie. 2. complete: a whole set of china. 3. undivided; in one piece: to swallow a thing whole. 4. not fractional; integral. 5. not broken, damaged, or impaired; intact: The vase arrived whole. 6. uninjured or unharmed; sound. 7. pertaining to all aspects of human nature: education for the whole person. n. 8. the entire quantity, extent, or number: to accept some of the teachings but reject the whole. 9. a thing complete in itself or comprising all its parts or elements. 10. an assemblage of parts associated together as one thing; a unitary system. Idioms: 1. as a whole, as a unit; considered together. 2. on or upon the whole, in all of the most significant ways; in general. 3. out of whole cloth, without foundation in fact; fictitious. [before 900; Middle English hole, hool (adj. and n.), Old English hāl (adj.) whole, sound, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon hēl, Old High German heil, Old Norse heill, Gothic hails; compare hale1, heal; sp. with w reflects dial. form] whole′ness, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.whole1. 'the whole of' and 'whole'When you talk about the whole of something, you mean all of it.We were there for the whole of July.I felt pain throughout the whole of my body.Instead of using the whole of in front of a noun phrase beginning with the, you can simply use whole after the. For example, instead of saying 'The whole of the house was on fire', you can say 'The whole house was on fire'.I spent the whole day in the library.They're the best team in the whole world.You can use whole in a similar way after this, that, or a possessive.I just want to say how sorry I am about this whole business.I've never seen anything like this in my whole life.You use whole after a to emphasize that you mean all of something of a particular kind.We worked on the project for a whole year.I drank a whole pot of coffee, and I still felt tired.You can also use whole like this in front of the plural form of a noun.There were whole paragraphs in the article that I didn't understand.Be Careful!In front of plurals, whole does not have the same meaning as all. If you say 'All the buildings have been destroyed', you mean that every building has been destroyed. If you say 'Whole buildings have been destroyed', you mean that some buildings have been destroyed completely.2. 'as a whole'You use as a whole after a noun to emphasize that you are talking about all of something and regarding it as a single unit.Is this true just of some classes, or of the school as a whole?In the country as a whole, average house prices went up by 19%.3. 'on the whole'You add on the whole to a statement to show that what you are saying is true in general but may not be true in every case.I didn't enjoy the food because on the whole I don't really like fish.On the whole it's not a good idea to ask him questions.Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:Switch to new thesaurus Noun1.whole - all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature"concept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instancesdivision, section, part - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"unit - a single undivided whole; "an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another"compound - a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or partscomplex, composite - a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts; "the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town"2.whole - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"unitobject, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"congener - a whole (a thing or person) of the same kind or category as another; "lard was also used, though its congener, butter, was more frequently employed"; "the American shopkeeper differs from his European congener"animate thing, living thing - a living (or once living) entitynatural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by manartefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a wholeassembly - a unit consisting of components that have been fitted togetheritem - a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items"part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"segment, section - one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"aggregate, total, totality, sum - the whole amountAdj.1.whole - including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread"complete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"fractional - constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety; "a fractional share of the vote"; "a partial dose"2.whole - (of siblings) having the same parents; "whole brothers and sisters"half - (of siblings) related through one parent only; "a half brother"; "half sister"3.whole - not injuredunharmed, unhurt, unscatheduninjured - not injured physically or mentally4.whole - exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"halehealthy - having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"5.whole - acting together as a single undiversified whole; "a solid voting bloc"unanimous, solidundiversified - not diversifiedAdv.1.whole - to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea"all, altogether, completely, entirely, totally, whollycolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechBased on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.wholenoun1. total, all, lot, everything, aggregate, sum total, the entire amount Taken as a percentage of the whole, it has to be a fairly minor part2. unit, body, piece, object, combination, unity, entity, ensemble, entirety, fullness, totality The different components combine to form a complete whole. unit part, bit, piece, division, element, component, portion, fragment, constituentadjective1. complete, full, total, entire, integral, uncut, undivided, unabridged, unexpurgated, uncondensed I have now read the whole book. complete cut, divided, fragmented, partial, incomplete, in pieces2. undamaged, intact, unscathed, unbroken, good, sound, perfect, mint, untouched, flawless, unhurt, faultless, unharmed, in one piece, uninjured, inviolate, unimpaired, unmutilated I struck the glass with all my might, but it remained whole. undamaged broken, damaged3. (Archaic) healthy, well, better, strong, sound, fit, recovered, healed, cured, robust, hale, in good health, in fine fettle, able-bodied the woman who was made whole by touching the hem of Jesus's garment healthy diseased, ill, sick, crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), ailing, sickly, unwell, under-the-weatheradverb1. in one piece, in one Snakes swallow their prey whole.on the whole2. all in all, altogether, all things considered, by and large, taking everything into consideration On the whole, I think it's better if I don't come with you.3. generally, in general, for the most part, as a rule, chiefly, mainly, mostly, principally, on average, predominantly, in the main, to a large extent, as a general rule, generally speaking On the whole, women are having children much later these days.Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002wholeadjective1. Including every constituent or individual:all, complete, entire, gross, total.2. Lacking nothing essential or normal:complete, entire, full, intact, integral, perfect.3. Not diffused or dispersed:concentrated, exclusive, intensive, undivided, unswerving.4. Not more or less:complete, entire, full, good, perfect, round.5. In excellent condition:entire, flawless, good, intact, perfect, sound, unblemished, unbroken, undamaged, unharmed, unhurt, unimpaired, uninjured, unmarred.6. Having good health:fit, hale, healthful, healthy, hearty, right, sound, well, wholesome.Idioms: fit as a fiddle, hale and hearty, in fine fettle.noun1. An amount or quantity from which nothing is left out or held back:aggregate, all, entirety, everything, gross, sum, total, totality.Informal: work (used in plural).Idioms: everything but the kitchen sink, lock, stock, and barrel, the whole ball of wax.2. An organized array of individual elements and parts forming and working as a unit:entity, integral, sum, system, totality. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translationsالكُلّبِكَامِلِهِبِكامِلِهكامِل، تامكل، الشّيءُ بِكامِلِهcelekcelýhelheleganzGanzeGanzesvollständigολόκληροςόλοςσύνολοenterotodototalidadíntegrokokonainenkokonaisuuskokoentiertouttotalitéensemblečitavcjelinaallurheildheill; allirí heilu lagituttointeronel complessonell'insiemecompletamente全体全体の전체전체의rupūs miltainesadalītsveselaisveselsveselumsvissgeheelheelhelehelhelehelhetheltcałośćcałycałacałecałkowicieinteirototalцелыйцелоеполностьюполныйцеликомcelcelotacelacelohelhelhetheltทั้งหมดสิ่งที่ครบถ้วนbütünbütün olarakhepsi-in tümütất cảtoàn bộ完整的整个整体整体的全体的whole [həʊl]A. N (= complete unit) → todo mthe whole may be greater than the sum of the or its parts → el todo puede ser mayor que la suma de las partesfour quarters make a whole → cuatro cuartos hacen una unidadas a whole the estate is to be sold as a whole → la propiedad va a venderse como una unidadEurope should be seen as a whole → Europa debería considerarse como un todo or una unidadtaken as a whole, the project is a success → si se considera en su totalidad, el proyecto es un éxitois this true just in India, or in the world as a whole? → ¿es ése el caso sólo en la India o en todo el mundo?the whole of → todothe whole of Glasgow was talking about it → todo Glasgow hablaba de ellothe whole of our output this year → toda nuestra producción de este añothe whole of July → todo el mes de juliothe whole of the time → todo el tiempothe whole of Europe → toda Europa, Europa enterathe whole of the morning → toda la mañana, la mañana enteraon the whole → en generalB. ADJ1. (= entire) → todothe whole family was there → toda la familia estaba allíwe spent the whole summer in Italy → pasamos todo el verano or el verano entero en Italiaa whole hour → toda una hora, una hora enterait rained for three whole days → llovió durante tres días enteros or seguidoswhole towns were destroyed → pueblos enteros fueron destruidosalong its whole length → todo a lo largoI've never told anyone in my whole life → nunca se lo he dicho a nadie en toda mi vidaa whole load of people were there → había un montón de gente allíhe took the whole lot → se lo llevó todoI'm fed up with the whole lot of them → estoy harto de todos ellosa whole lot better/worse → muchísimo mejor/peorit's a whole new world to me → es un mundo completamente nuevo para míI've bought myself a whole new wardrobe → me he comprado un vestuario completamente nuevothe whole point was to avoid that happening → el propósito era evitar que eso pasarathe whole point of coming here was to relax → el objetivo de venir aquí era relajarsethe figures don't tell the whole story → las cifras no nos dicen toda la verdadlet's forget the whole thing → olvidemos todo el asunto, olvidémoslo todohe didn't tell the whole truth → no dijo toda la verdadthe whole world → todo el mundo, el mundo enteroto go the whole hog → liarse la manta a la cabezathis is a whole new ball game → es una historia distinta por completo, es algo completamente distinto2. (= intact) → enteronot a glass was left whole following the party → no quedó ni un vaso entero tras la fiestakeep the egg yolks whole → procure que no se rompan las yemas de huevothe seal on the letter was still whole → el sello de la carta no estaba rototo make sth whole (liter) (= heal) → curar algohe swallowed it whole → se lo tragó enteroC. CPD whole milk N → leche f enterawhole note N (US) (Mus) → semibreve fwhole number N → número m enteroCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005whole [ˈhəʊl] adj (= complete) → entier/ière, tout(e)the whole class → toute la classe, la classe entièrethe whole afternoon → tout l'après-midia whole afternoon → un après-midi entierto spend a whole afternoon doing sth → passer un après-midi entier à faire qcha whole box of chocolates → toute une boîte de chocolats, une boîte entière de chocolatsthe whole world → le monde entierWe spent the whole summer in Italy → Nous avons passé tout l'été en Italie.the whole time (that) → pendant tout le temps queIt rained the whole time we were there → Il a plu pendant tout le temps que nous étions là-bas.Whole villages were destroyed → Des villages entiers furent détruits.the whole lot, the whole lot of it (= all of it) → toutthe whole lot, the whole lot of them (= all of them) → tous (sans exception)"Aren't there any biscuits left?" - "No, Caroline took the whole lot." → "Il ne reste plus de biscuits?" "Non, Caroline les a tous pris." (for emphasis) → tout(e)I saw a whole different side of him that day → J'ai vu une facette de lui entièrement différente ce jour-là., Je l'ai vu sous un tout autre jour ce jour-là.There's a whole group of friends I want you to meet → Il y a tout un groupe d'amis que j'aimerais te présenter.a whole new way of doing business → toute une nouvelle façon de faire des affairesnever in my whole life → jamais de la vie (= in one piece) → en un seul morceauHe swallowed it whole → Il l'a avalé tout rond. n (= total) → ensemble ma small percentage of the whole → un petit pourcentage de l'ensemblethe whole of sth → l'ensemble de qchthe whole of the town → l'ensemble de la ville, toute la villeThe whole of Wales was affected → L'ensemble du pays de Galles a été touché.the whole of the time → tout le tempsfor the whole of July → pendant tout le mois de juillet (= single thing with many parts) → tout m, ensemble mThe earth's weather system is an integrated whole → La météorologie terrestre est un tout intégré., La météorologie terrestre est un ensemble intégré.a coherent whole → un tout cohérent, un ensemble cohérent as a whole → dans son ensemble on the whole → dans l'ensembleCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005whole adj (= entire, unbroken, undivided) → ganz; truth → voll; (Bibl: = well) → heil; but the whole purpose was to … → aber der ganze Sinn der Sache or aber der Zweck der Übung (inf) → war, dass …; three whole weeks → drei volle or ganze Wochen; the whole lot → das Ganze; (of people) → alle, der ganze Verein (inf); a whole lot of people → eine ganze Menge Leute; a whole lot better (inf) → ein ganzes Stück besser (inf), → sehr viel besser; she is a whole lot of woman (esp US inf) → sie ist eine richtige or echte Frau; let’s forget the whole thing → vergessen wir das Ganze; the figures don’t tell the whole story/the whole truth → die Zahlen sagen nicht alles/nicht die ganze Wahrheit; a whole new wardrobe → eine völlig neue Garderobe; out of whole cloth (US) → von Anfang bis Ende erdichtet; not a cup was left whole → nicht eine Tasse blieb ganz or heil; she swallowed it whole → sie schluckte es ganz or unzerkaut (hinunter); a pig roasted whole → ein ganzes Schwein im or am Stück gebraten n → Ganze(s) nt; the whole of the month → der ganze or gesamte Monat; we spent the whole of the morning at the airport → wir waren den ganzen Morgen (lang) auf dem Flughafen; the whole of the time → die ganze Zeit; the whole of his savings → seine gesamten or sämtlichen Ersparnisse; the whole of London → ganz London; nearly the whole of our production → fast unsere gesamte Produktion; as a whole → als Ganzes; these people, as a whole, are … → diese Leute sind in ihrer Gesamtheit …; on the whole → im Großen und Ganzen, im Ganzen gesehen, alles in allemwhole: wholefood n (also wholefoods) → Vollwertkost f adj attr (esp Brit) → Vollwert(kost)-; whole diet → Vollwert(kost)diät f; whole shop → Bioladen m wholehearted adj → völlig, uneingeschränkt; whole congratulations/thanks to X → X (dat) → gratulieren/danken wir von ganzem Herzen; to be whole in one’s cooperation → sich rückhaltlos mit einsetzen wholeheartedly adv → voll und ganz wholeheartedness n → Rückhaltlosigkeit f whole hog n to go the whole (inf) → aufs Ganze gehen wholemeal (Brit) adj → Vollkorn-; whole bread → Vollkornbrot nt; whole pasta → Vollkornnudeln pl n → feiner Vollkornschrot whole milk n → Vollmilch fwhole: whole note n (esp US Mus) → ganze Note whole number n → ganze ZahlCollins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007whole [həʊl]1. adja. (entire, + sg n) → intero/a, tutto/a; (+ pl n) → intero/awith my whole heart → con tutto il mio cuorea whole lot of things → una gran quantità di cose, moltissime cosea whole lot of people → moltissima gentea whole lot better → molto megliothe whole lot → tuttothe whole lot (of them) → tutti/e3 whole days → 3 giorni interithe whole day → tutto il giorno, il giorno interoI read the whole book → ho letto tutto il libro or il libro per interothe whole world → tutto il mondo, il mondo interowhole villages were destroyed → interi paesi furono distruttiis that the whole truth? → è tutta la verità?but the whole purpose or point was to ... → ma lo scopo era proprio di...b. (intact, unbroken) → intero/a; (series, set) → completo/ato swallow sth whole → mandar giù qc intero/a (fig) he swallowed it whole → l'ha bevuta tuttato our surprise he came back whole → con nostra sorpresa tornò sano e salvo2. na. (all) the whole of the film → tutto il film, il film interothe whole of the sum → la somma intera, l'intera sommathe whole of the time → tutto il tempothe whole of Italy → tutta l'Italia, l'Italia interathe whole of the town → la città intera, tutta la cittàas a whole → nell'insieme, nel suo insiemeon the whole → nel complessob. (entire unit) → tuttothey make a whole → formano un tuttotwo halves make a whole → due metà fanno un interoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995whole (həul) adjective1. including everything and/or everyone; complete. The whole staff collected the money for your present; a whole pineapple. heel كامِل، تام цял inteiro celý ganz hel ολόκληροςentero, íntegro, todo kogu, terve تمام koko entierשלם पूरा cijel, čitav, sav egész seluruh heill; allir intero 全体の 전부의 visas, visi viss; vesels seluruhnya heelhelcały بشپړ، پوره، سمت، ټول: روغ، جوړ(نه ويشل شوى، لاس نه خوړلى): دهرې خوا پوره، له هره پلوه بشپړ: ټول ټال: سكنى، سكه inteiro întreg, tot весь; целыи celý cel čitav hel ทั้งหมด bütün, hepsi 全體的,整個 весь, цілий مکمل toàn bộ 全体的,整体的 2. not broken; in one piece. She swallowed the biscuit whole. heel بِكامِلِه цял inteiro vcelku ganz hel ολόκληρος, όλοςentero terve کامل kokonainen entierשלם समूचा cijel, čitav ép bulat-bulat í heilu lagi intero まるごとの 통째의 visas vesels; nesadalīts sebiji-sebiji heelhel, i sin helhet w całości بشپړ inteiro întreg целый celý cel čitav hel ทั้งชิ้น bütün olarak 完整的 весь, цілий صحیح سالم tất cả 完整的 noun1. a single unit. The different parts were joined to form a whole. geheel وَحْدَه كامِلَه цяло todo celek das Ganze hele σύνολο, όλοtodo tervik کل kokonaisuus toutשלם सम्पूर्ण cjelina egység, egész satu kesatuan heild tutto 全体 전부, 전체 visuma veselais; veselums satu unit geheelhelhet, helecałość پوره بشپړ، ټول ټال todo tot целое celok celota celina helhet สิ่งที่สมบูรณ์ ครบถ้วน bütün 整體 ціле کُل trọn vẹn 整体2. the entire thing. We spent the whole of one week sunbathing on the beach. hele tyd كل، الشّيءُ بِكامِلِه цяло todo (jako) celek; celý das Ganze hele; hel το σύνολοtotalidad, todo kogu(hulk) همه koko totalité; tout אֶת כָּל पूरा cijel, čitav az egész seluruh allur (il complesso), (il totale) 全部 완전체 visuma veselais sepanjang masa geheelhelecałość ټول todo totalitate; tot весь (ako) celok; celý cel ceo hela ทั้งหมด bütün, ...-in tümü 整個 увесь تمام چیز toàn bộ 整个ˈwholeness noun heelheied كَمال الشَّيء، كُلِّيَّة الشَّيء цялост todo celistvost die Ganzheit helhed ολότηταintegridad tervik تماميت kokonaisuus intégralitéשלמות सम्पूर्णता cjelina az egész keutuhan heild interezza, totalità 全体 전부, 전체 visuma veselums keseluruhan heelheid helhet; det som er enhetlig całość بشپړ توب، پوره والى todo totalitate; integralitate цельность celistvosť celotnost celina helhet ทั้งหมด bütünlük, tümlük 整體性,完整性 цілість کلیت sự nguyên vẹn 整体ˈwholly adverb completely or altogether. I am not wholly certain yet. heeltemal كُلِيّا изцяло totalmente zcela, úplně völlig helt εντελώςcompletamente täiesti کاملا täysin complètement, tout à faitלחלוטין पूर्णतया cijelo, potpuno teljesen sepenuhnya algerlega completamente, totalmente 完全に 전체로서 visiškai kopumā; pilnīgi sama sekali helemaalhelt, aldeles, fullstendigcałkowicie په پوره ډول، په بشپړه توګه، بيخي: يوازې، تنها totalmente cu totul; întru totul полностью celkom, úplne v celoti u potpunosti helt [och hållet] อย่างสิ้นเชิง; เต็มที่ bütünüyle, tamamen 全部 цілком, повністю مکمل طور سے hoàn toàn 全部ˌwholeˈhearted adjective sincere and enthusiastic. wholehearted support. heelhartig صادِق، مُخْلِص، مُتَحَمِّس، من القَلْب искрен sincero upřímný, nadšený von ganzem Herzen helhjertet ολόψυχος, ανεπιφύλακτοςsincero, de todo corazón puhtsüdamlik از صميم دل varaukseton sans réserve(s) מִּכָּל הַלֵב दिलोजान से iskren, srdačan szívből jövő sepenuh hati innilegur sentito 心のこもった 진심으로의 iš visos širdies, nuoširdus, visokeriopas sirsnīgs; nedalīts; dedzīgs sepenuh hati onverdeeldhelhjertet, ubetinget niekłamany د زړه د کومی sincero din toată inima искренний; полный nadšený iskren svesrdan helhjärtad เต็มใจ içten, candan 全心全意的 щирий, від усього серця مخلص 全心全意的ˈwholemeal noun flour made from the entire wheat grain or seed. wholemeal flour/bread. volkoring, volgraan طَحين أسْمَر непресято брашно integral hrubý, celozrnný das Vollkorn fuldkorns- αλεύρι ολικής άλεσης integral täistera- از لحاظ غذایی کامل täysjyväjauho complet קֶמָח מָלֵא पूरा भोजन cjelovit obrok korpás liszt tepung terigu heilhveitimjöl integrale 全粒小麦粉 완전 소맥분의 rupūs miltai rupja maluma milti mil penuh volkorensammalt hvete; helkorn-razowy غذای کامل integral făină integrală мука из цельного зерна celozrnný nepresejana moka integralan fullkorn ซึ่งไม่ได้เอารำของข้าวสาลีออก kepekli un 全麥麵粉 непросіяне борошно گیہوں سے بنا ہوا آٹا 全麦面粉on the whole taking everything into consideration. Our trip was successful on the whole. op die keper beskou إجمالا، بِوَجْه الإجْمال като цяло no conjunto vcelku im ganzen som helhed; generelt γενικάen general üldiselt در مجموع kaiken kaikkiaan dans l'ensembleכללית कुल मिला कर sve u svemu egész(é)ben véve secara keseluruhan þegar á heildina er litið nel complesso 概して 전반적으로 apskritai kopumā; visumā umumnya alles bij elkaar alt i alt, i det store og hele ogólnie rzecz biorąc د تول no conjunto în ansamblu в целом vcelku v celoti u celini på det hela taget โดยรวม genel olarak, genellikle 整體來看 в цілому مجموعی طور پر trọn vẹn 总的来看Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.whole → الكُلّ, بِكَامِلِهِ celek, celý hele ganz, Ganzes ολόκληρος, σύνολο entero, todo kokonainen, kokonaisuus entier, tout čitav, cjelina intero, tutto 全体, 全体の 전체, 전체의 geheel, hele hel, hele całość, cały inteiro, total целое, целый hel, helhet ทั้งหมด, สิ่งที่ครบถ้วน bütün tất cả, toàn bộ 全部, 完整的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009whole n. total, conjunto;as a ___ → en conjunto; a. todo-a;the ___ day → todo el día. English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012All through June (US)For the whole of June (UK) → طَوَالَ شَهْرِ يُونْيُو → po celý červen → hele juni måned → Im ganzen Monat Juni → για όλο τον Ιούνιο → durante todo el mes de junio → Koko kesäkuun ajan → pendant tout le mois de juin → tijekom cijelog lipnja → Per tutto giugno → 六月いっぱい → 유월 내내 → de hele maand juni → i hele juni → Przez cały czerwiec → por todo o mês de junho → На весь июнь → under hela juni → ตลอดเดือนมิถุนายน → bütün Haziran boyunca → Trong cả tháng Sáu → 整个六月份Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009whole adj integral, entero, total, todo el; — blood sangre total; whole-grain cereals cereales integrales; — milk leche entera; — wheat trigo integral; the whole tumor..todo el tumorEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Now, according to our definition, Tragedy is an imitation of an action that is complete, and whole, and of a certain magnitude; for there may be a whole that is wanting in magnitude. View in contextIn extensive governments it is proper to allot one employment to one person, as there are many to serve the public in so numerous a society, where some may be passed over for a long time, and others never be in office but once; and indeed everything is better done which has the whole attention of one person, than when that [1299b] attention is divided amongst many; but in small states it is necessary that a few of the citizens should execute many employments; for their numbers are so small it will not be convenient to have many of them in office at the same time; for where shall we find others to succeed them in turn? View in contextI had toothache for a whole month and I know there is. View in contextAs the safety of the whole is the interest of the whole, and cannot be provided for without government, either one or more or many, let us inquire whether one good government is not, relative to the object in question, more competent than any other given number whatever. View in context"Thus it is peremptorily his Majesty's orders that the whole French inhabitants of these Districts be removed; and I am, through his Majesty's goodness, directed to allow you liberty to carry off your money and household goods, as many as you can without discommoding the vessels you go in. View in contextOur epoch, the epoch of the bourgeoisie, possesses, however, this distinctive feature: it has simplified the class antagonisms: Society as a whole is more and more splitting up into two great hostile camps, into two great classes, directly facing each other: Bourgeoisie and Proletariat. View in contextTHE whole population of the valley seemed to be gathered within the precincts of the grove. View in contextThe whole crew scampered among the bushes, and throwing themselves upon the ground, vanished from sight. View in contextIf he reached Znaim before the French, there would be great hope of saving the army; to let the French forestall him at Znaim meant the exposure of his whole army to a disgrace such as that of Ulm, or to utter destruction. View in contextIt was really put up to fifteen hundred, and with this income assured me I went out to the city whose influence changed the whole course of my literary life. View in contextThe common parent will have had in its whole organisation much general resemblance to the tapir and to the horse; but in some points of structure may have differed considerably from both, even perhaps more than they differ from each other. View in contextThe whole sphere of knowledge had been subjected to the mere authority of the Bible and of a few great minds of the past, such as Aristotle. View in context
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wholly From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwholewhole1 /həʊl $ hoʊl/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective
1 ALL/EVERYTHING[only before noun] all of something SYN entire
You have your whole life ahead of you!
His whole attitude bugs me.
We ate the whole cake in about ten minutes.
The whole thing (=everything about the situation) just makes me sick.
We just sat around and watched TV the whole time (=the only thing we did was watch television).
I don’t believe she’s telling us the whole story (=all the facts).
It was months before the whole truth came out.the whole school/country/village etc (=all the people in a school, country etc)
The whole town came out for the parade. 2 → whole lot3 → a whole range/series/variety etc (of something)4 COMPLETEcomplete and not divided or broken into parts
Place a whole onion inside the chicken.
a snake swallowing a mouse whole (=swallowing it without chewing)
5 → the whole point (of something)6 → in the whole (wide) world7 → go the whole hog8 → the whole nine yards —wholeness noun [uncountable] → a whole new ball game, → the whole shebang, → the whole shooting match, → the whole enchilada, → whollyExamples from the Corpuswhole• "I want the whole area searched!" said the chief of police.• And why, if they are so pious, are there speculators who buy up whole blocks of houses with inflated currency?• She was so frightened, her whole body was shaking.• I drank a whole bottle of wine by myself.• She drank a whole bottle of wine.• It took a whole day to get the computers running again.• The name of this caput is usually the same as the whole estate and it is often recorded very early on.• Nora had spent her whole life trying to find happiness.• I have a whole magazine that exists for no other reason than to publicize me.• She spent the whole of the journey complaining about her boyfriend.• The Romans conquered almost the whole of Western Europe.• After spending years piecing together fragments, we now have the whole original manuscript.• Indeed the whole question of when a product becomes too expensive to be offered as a sample is very difficult.• In every community there are groups of people who help form your opinions about a whole range of things.• There must be a whole shelf of books claiming to tell you how to tap the right brain.• If the boy was actually here at the house he must have spent the whole time with Lois and her little tour.• It seemed to be testing him the whole time.• I didn't see her again for a whole year.
The whole thing• Here we are, second-class citizens in our own country. The whole thing embarrasses her.• Sofia had never given him any encouragement. The whole thing had been a fantasy, and that was that.• He is soft-spoken and his message is understated. The whole thing is a little ironic, but nobody seems to notice.• The whole thing really irritates me.• He felt like a circus. The whole thing was irregular.• They both knew where I lived. The whole thing was like watching snooker on a black-and-white telly.• They wheeled us on in the background like a couple of fossils. The whole thing was nonsense from start to finish.swallowing ... whole• Haupt, Jesselson, and Arnold swallowed small pizzas whole.• If either railroad swallowed Conrail whole, it would dominate railroading east of the Mississippi River.• If we are to digest it properly it must be swallowed whole.• Oil giants such as Getty were stalked by takeover wildcatter T Boone Pickens and swallowed whole by others.• The prey is then drawn up to the mouth and swallowed whole.• What was really wonderful was that the paper swallowed the hoax whole. wholewhole2 ●●● S2 W2 noun
1 → the whole of something2 → on the whole
3 → as a whole4 [countable usually singular]COMPLETE something that consists of a number of parts, but is considered as a single unit
Two halves make a whole.Examples from the Corpuswhole• As a result the business class as a whole exhibits a high degree of integration and social cohesion ...• Therefore the development of democracy in production is the most important trend in deepening and broadening socialist democracy as a whole.• The accounts of the National Health Service as a whole offer a good example.• For it is this, as the whole of physic teaches, which destroys our body more than any other cause.• In fact, Dunrossness has long been considered to be the most fertile and agriculturally productive area in the whole of Shetland.• In the whole of 1995, imports accounted for 58 % compared with 57 % in 1994.• On the whole it seems difficult to believe they are very important.Origin whole1 Old English hal “healthy, unhurt, complete”
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