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How to pronounce whole in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms unharmed, unhurt, unscathed
Type Words
Synonyms unit
Type of physical object, object
Has types congener, animate thing, artefact, artifact, assembly, aggregate, item, living thing, natural object, sum, total, totality


how big is that part compared to the whole?.
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Synonyms solid, unanimous
Derivation wholeness
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Synonyms hale
Derivation wholeness


whole in mind and body.
a whole person again.
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Synonyms all, altogether, completely, entirely, right, totally, wholly


a whole new idea.
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Type of conception, concept, construct
Has types complex, unit, composite, compound


Europe considered as a whole.
the whole of American literature.
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gave his whole attention.
a whole wardrobe for the tropics.
the whole hog.
a whole week.
the baby cried the whole trip home.
a whole loaf of bread.
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whole brothers and sisters.

Examples of whole

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I haven't spent a whole lot of time watching tape from the last couple of years.
From the tennessean.com
That whole scene, though, could be scrambled by a Nebraska upset Saturday night.
From the stltoday.com
It is also nice for the whole family to be able to attend church together again.
From the thenewstribune.com
Then they get the whole summer of conditioning and work outs and all that stuff.
From the orlandosentinel.com
It was hard to open up wide enough for a bite, much less finish the whole thing.
From the ocregister.com
I just wanted to avoid crashes, push and not be pushed, be smart the whole time.
From the news-journalonline.com
I caught a chunk of her performance at Lollapalooza, though not the whole thing.
From the omaha.com
The batting order is Carlos Gonzalez, Tulo and a whole bunch of crossed fingers.
From the denverpost.com
Social benefits are great, just not for immigrants who imperil the whole system.
From the newsweek.com
More examples
  • All of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature"
  • Including all components without exception; 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 home"; "a whole loaf of bread"
  • Wholly: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions ...
  • (of siblings) having the same parents; "whole brothers and sisters"
  • An assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
  • Unharmed: not injured
  • Hale: exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"
  • Whole is the first EP by Pedro the Lion. It was released on 8 April 1997 on Tooth & Nail.
  • Whole is a documentary about people with body integrity identity disorder. It first was broadcast on the Sundance Channel in 2004.