Whole meaning in English

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Definition

whole: entire, all, complete, full adjective
the whole world every part of the world, across the globe
the whole night all night
(You played well) as a whole: (You played well) in your totality, as a team, as all idiom

Examples

  • "Luna : The contribution you have made to Delavigne as a whole has been rated: good."
  • "And he has been known to bathe in a whole tub of your divine perfume."
  • "It crashed several times in the past few weeks, and I think it may have recently infected the whole network."
  • "Helen : Cryonic suspension of the whole body costs $200,000."
  • "Anyway, the whole family (including little Toby the toddler) is delighted and wants to share this great news with you."
  • "Luna : The contribution you have made to Delavigne as a whole has been rated: very good."
  • "Brent : Would you recommend this film for the whole family Belinda?"
  • "Hannah : Isn't Christmas the biggest holiday in the whole world?"
  • "Sorry for the whole webcam in the bathroom incident."
  • "This is the moment you've waited your whole life for: a voyage to the great unknown, a trek to the stars!"
  • "If your card has a king, you drink this whole plastic cup of whisky."
  • "Sick of the Anglo-Saxon housing invasion, perhaps the whole of Europe can now start to breathe a sigh of relief."
  • "What's more, you still have a full head of hair and the slimmest trousers in the whole building."
  • "- The contributions each of you has made to your departments and to the company as a whole"
  • "Philip : So Edward, that whole plate of mashed potatoes – is that a typical Swedish thing?"
  • "At best, this whole situation is ethically ambiguous."
  • "I could spend my whole day browsing through the bookshops there."
  • "Dr. Badguy : Yes, I wanted to apologize for the whole monkey incident."

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