whole — complete or entire; not broken or damaged
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: complete or entire; not broken or damaged
Pronunciation (IPA): /hoʊl/
Korean meaning: 전체의, 완전한; 손상되지 않은
Korean pronunciation: **홀**
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.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/hoʊl/
🇬🇧 UK/həʊl/
🌳Etymology
Rootwhole
Origin
고대 영어 'hāl'에서 유래되었으며, '건강한, 온전한'이라는 뜻이었습니다. 독일어 'heil'과도 관련이 있어 '치유'나 '완전함'의 개념을 담고 있습니다.
🎵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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