whole — complete or entire; not broken or damaged
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: complete or entire; not broken or damaged
Pronunciation (IPA): /hoʊl/
Example Sentences
- My cat slept the whole day and then complained about being hungry.
- I need to read the whole textbook before the exam.
- He ate the whole cake and blamed it on his imaginary twin brother.
whole
ADJECTIVE[/hoʊl/]
complete or entire; not broken or damaged
💡 Concept
She ate the whole pizza by herself in one sitting.
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/hoʊl/
🇬🇧 UK/həʊl/
🌳Etymology
Rootwhole
🎵Rhyme
goalrolesoulholepole
goal
role
soul
hole
pole
🔗Collocations
whole wheat
whole family
whole number
whole story
as a whole
whole world
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My cat slept the whole day and then complained about being hungry.”
“I need to read the whole textbook before the exam.”
😄 Fun example
“He ate the whole cake and blamed it on his imaginary twin brother.”
“The whole class passed the test successfully.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
entirecompletetotalfullintact
Antonyms
partialincompletebroken
Related
whollywholenesswholesaleholistic
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