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whole*/*/*/
[həʊl] adj I
1) all of something
Syn:
entire
My whole family came to watch me playing in the concert.[/ex]
The whole process will take months.[/ex]
Come on, let's just forget the whole thing.[/ex]
She told Tilly the whole story.[/ex]
2) not divided or broken
Add three whole eggs plus two additional yolks.[/ex]
Some of the statues were broken, but others were still whole.[/ex]
3) used for emphasizing what you are saying
We've had a whole host of problems.[/ex]
The whole point of this meeting was to discuss finances.[/ex]
They're the best ice-creams in the whole world.[/ex]
II
noun [C]
whole */*/*/[həʊl]
a complete thing made of several parts
Two halves make a whole.[/ex]
•
as a whole — considering all the parts of something as one unit[/ex]
His views are not popular with the townspeople as a whole.[/ex]
on the whole — used for talking about the general situation[/ex]
It was a pretty good conference on the whole.[/ex]
On the whole, she felt that the report was fair.[/ex]
the whole of — all of something[/ex]
I was off work for the whole of January.[/ex]
The problem will affect the whole of Europe.[/ex]
III
adv
whole [həʊl]
1) as a single piece
The bird swallowed the fish whole.[/ex]
2) informal
completely
E-commerce is a whole new way of doing business.[/ex]

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