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whole

/ˈhoʊl/

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adjective

a always used before a noun :complete or full :not lacking or leaving out any part

The whole [=entire] family went on the trip.

The doctor assured me that the whole procedure would only take a few minutes.

The whole place was remodeled. It looks great now.

He was out sick for the whole [=entire] week.

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.

I felt like the luckiest girl in the whole wide world [=in the world] that day.

They failed to tell us the whole story. [=they failed to tell us everything; they only told us certain things]

It rained the whole time I was there. [=it rained continuously while I was there]

We decided to forget the whole thing.

having all the parts :not divided or cut into parts or pieces

a whole egg

whole strawberries [=strawberries that are not sliced or cut up]

We cooked a whole chicken.

whole grains

The recipe calls for two whole cloves. [=cloves that haven't been ground]

great or large in size, extent, etc.

The community center offers a whole range of programs.

The track team took part in a whole series of events. [=in a lot of events]

There's a whole set of criteria to consider.

She owns a whole collection of hats. [=she owns many different hats]

b - used for emphasis before a noun

The whole idea is to make things better, not worse.

She missed the whole point of the story.

We weren't quite sure what to make of the whole situation.

He doesn't seem to have a whole lot of [=much] respect for other people's feelings.

Things are looking a whole lot [=much] brighter now.

go (the) whole hog

xem hog

out of whole cloth

xem cloth

the whole enchilada

xem enchilada

the whole (kit and) caboodle

xem caboodle

the whole nine yards

xem yard

the whole shebang

xem shebang

the whole shooting match

see shooting match

whole nother

xem nother

noun

plural wholes

[count] :something that is full or complete - usually singular

The whole of my day was spent on the phone. [=I spent the entire day on the phone]

the whole of creation [=all of creation]

He felt he was part of a greater whole. [=that he was a part of something much larger and greater than himself]

as a whole

as a complete unit - used to make a statement that relates to all the parts of something

Language as a whole is constantly evolving.

The lecture was intended for the group as a whole. [=for everyone; not for just a few people]

The company as a whole [=overall] is doing well.

in whole

law :to the full or entire extent - used in the phrase in whole or in part

The contract can be voided in whole or in part [=the entire contract can be voided or a part of the contract can be voided] ten days before the purchase date.

on the whole

used to say what you think is true, what should be done, etc., when you consider a situation in a general way

On the whole, it seemed best to cut the visit short.

On the whole, I think we've made progress from last week.

in general :in most cases

On the whole, new parents reported that they were adapting very well to parenthood.

He did a great job on the whole.

adverb

entirely or completely

He has a whole new way of looking at things now. [=he has a completely different attitude now]

in one piece that has not been cut into parts

We cooked the chicken whole.

The frog swallowed the fly whole.

* Các từ tương tự:
whole food, whole life insurance, whole meal, whole note, whole number, whole step, whole wheat, wholehearted, wholesale