whole
gb/hˈoʊl/ us/hˈoʊl/
A2
Ingles
~ 1000
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
adjective
A2
property
1
Complete; entire; undivided
Having everything; not missing any part.
Padron ng paggamit:
the whole [noun]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'whole' with 'all'. 'Whole' is used with singular countable nouns (the whole book), while 'all' can be used with plural or uncountable nouns (all books, all water).
Mga kasingkahulugan
entire (Almost identical in meaning, slightly more formal in some contexts.)
Mga kasalungat
partial (Means only part of something, not complete.)
Mga kolokasyon
whole story
|whole day
|whole world
|whole family
|whole thing
Mga tema
daily life
|general
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- We spent the whole day at the beach.
- She read the whole book in one night.
- The whole team worked together to finish the project.
- I can't believe you ate the whole pizza.
- He told me the whole truth.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- I saw the whole movie.
- She ate the whole cake.
- We walked for the whole hour.
- He told the whole story.
- They stayed for the whole week.
Pangngalan
B1
entity
2
A complete thing or unit
Something that is complete, made up of all its parts.
Padron ng paggamit:
the [whole] of [something]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Some learners confuse 'whole' (noun) with 'whole' (adjective) and use it incorrectly in sentence position.
Mga kasingkahulugan
totality (More formal and abstract than 'whole'.)
Mga kasalungat
part (A piece or portion of something, not the entirety.)
Mga kolokasyon
the whole of society
|as a whole
|the whole of life
Mga tema
general
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- We must consider the project as a whole.
- The country as a whole supports the new law.
- This report gives a view of the company as a whole.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- We see the world as a whole.
- The class as a whole did well.
- Think about the problem as a whole.
adjective
B2
property
3
Healthy and unharmed
Not hurt or broken; in good health or condition.
Mga kasingkahulugan
unharmed (Focuses on being free from damage or injury.)
Mga kasalungat
injured (Means harmed physically.)
Mga kolokasyon
safe and whole
|come out whole
Mga tema
health
|body
Mga Halimbawa
- After the accident, everyone came out safe and whole.
- She returned from the trip tired but whole.
- The package arrived whole, without any damage.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- He is safe and whole.
- The phone is still whole.
- She is whole after the fall.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
whole
IPA
GB/hˈoʊl/
US/hˈoʊl/
Mga pantig at diin
whole (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (whole)
Mga anyo ng salita
Adjective
- Base: whole
Noun
- Base: whole
- Plural: wholes
Mga kaugnay na salita
Mga ekspresyon
as a whole
1/ˈæz ə hˈoʊl/
fixed phrase
Considering everything together
When you think about all parts together as one thing.
Mga Halimbawa
- As a whole, the team performed well this season.
- Society as a whole benefits from education.
the whole nine yards
1/ðə hˈoʊl nˈaɪn jˈɑɹdz/
idiom
informal
Everything possible or available
Everything that is possible to have or do in a situation.
Mga Halimbawa
- They went for the whole nine yards with the wedding decorations.
- When he cooks, he uses fresh herbs, special sauces—the whole nine yards.
whole lot
1/hˈoʊl lˈɑt/
fixed phrase
informal
A large quantity of something
A very big number or amount of something.
Mga Halimbawa
- We had a whole lot of fun at the party.
- There's a whole lot of work to do before Friday.
go the whole hog
1/ɡˈoʊ ðə hˈoʊl hˈɑɡ/
idiom
informal
Do something fully without restraint
To do something completely without stopping halfway.
Mga Halimbawa
- If we're redecorating, let's go the whole hog and buy new furniture too.
- If we’re redecorating, let’s go the whole hog and redo the kitchen too.
- They decided to go the whole hog with their holiday plans.
- They decided to go the whole hog and move abroad instead of just taking a long vacation.