Meaning of whole in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /hoʊl/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    whole

    Definitions

    1. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health

    Examples

    • « hale and hearty »
    • « whole in mind and body »
    • « a whole person again »

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  2. Adverb

    whole

    Definitions

    1. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')

    Examples

    • « he was wholly convinced »
    • « entirely satisfied with the meal »
    • « it was completely different from what we expected »
    • « was completely at fault »
    • « a total »

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  3. Noun

    whole

    Definitions

    1. all of something including all its component elements or parts

    Examples

    • « Europe considered as a whole »
    • « the whole of American literature »
  4. 2. an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

    Examples

    • « how big is that part compared to the whole? »
    • « the team is a unit »

  5. Qualitative Adjective

    whole

    Etymology

    Old English hāl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heel and German heil, also to hail. The spelling with wh- (reflecting a dialect pronunciation with w-) first appeared in the 15th century

    Definitions

    1. including all components without exception

    Examples

    • « 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 hom »

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  6. 2. (of siblings) having the same parents

    Examples

    • « whole brothers and sisters »

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