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[həʊl], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- all of; entire
(e.g: he spent the whole day walking)
- in an unbroken or undamaged state; in one piece
(e.g: owls usually swallow their prey whole)
Phrases:
- as a whole
- in the whole world
- in whole
- on the whole
- the whole nine yards
Origin
:
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
[həʊl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a thing that is complete in itself
(e.g: the subjects of the curriculum form a coherent whole)
- all of something
(e.g: the effects will last for the whole of his life)
Phrases:
- as a whole
- in the whole world
- in whole
- on the whole
- the whole nine yards
Origin
:
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
[həʊl], (Adverb)
Definitions:
- used to emphasize the novelty or distinctness of something
(e.g: the man who's given a whole new meaning to the term ‘cowboy’)
Phrases:
- as a whole
- in the whole world
- in whole
- on the whole
- the whole nine yards
Origin
:
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
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