Whole
adjective
Complete or full, with nothing missing or damaged.
He spent the whole day working.
Often appears as...
- the whole day
- my whole life
noun
A thing that is complete in itself.
The whole of the town was affected by the flood.
Often appears as...
- on the whole
- as a whole
adverb
Completely or fully, without leaving anything out.
I agree with you whole heartedly.
Often appears as...
- whole heartedly
- the whole way
adjective
Relating to health foods or a diet of foods that are mild and unprocessed.
I prefer whole grain bread to white bread.
Often appears as...
- whole grain
- whole food
adjective
Including all the parts, features, or elements of something.
We need to consider the whole picture.
Often appears as...
- the whole picture
- the whole truth
adjective
Complete or full, with nothing missing or damaged.
He spent the whole day working.
Often appears as...
- the whole day
- my whole life
noun
A thing that is complete in itself.
The whole of the town was affected by the flood.
Often appears as...
- on the whole
- as a whole
adverb
Completely or fully, without leaving anything out.
I agree with you whole heartedly.
Often appears as...
- whole heartedly
- the whole way
adjective
Relating to health foods or a diet of foods that are mild and unprocessed.
I prefer whole grain bread to white bread.
Often appears as...
- whole grain
- whole food
adjective
Including all the parts, features, or elements of something.
We need to consider the whole picture.
Often appears as...
- the whole picture
- the whole truth
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Time Span
Often used to emphasize the entirety of a specific period when an activity takes place.
I spent the whole afternoon cleaning.
Pro Tip 2/2No Interruptions
Stresses that something happened continuously or was used entirely, without interruptions.
We talked for the whole journey without a break.
Pro Tip 1/2Time Span
Often used to emphasize the entirety of a specific period when an activity takes place.
I spent the whole afternoon cleaning.
Pro Tip 2/2No Interruptions
Stresses that something happened continuously or was used entirely, without interruptions.
We talked for the whole journey without a break.
Pro Tip 1/2Time Span
Often used to emphasize the entirety of a specific period when an activity takes place.
I spent the whole afternoon cleaning.
Pro Tip 2/2No Interruptions
Stresses that something happened continuously or was used entirely, without interruptions.
We talked for the whole journey without a break.
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One corresponds to a whole note, two to a half note, four to a quarter note, and eight to an eighth note, and so on. So this time signature here tells us that there are four quarter notes in each bar, one, two, three, four; one, two, three, four, and so on. But like I said before,
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Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
How's your brain doing? Quantum theory adds a whole new wrinkle. I mean, the theory's been proven true beyond all doubt, but interpreting it is baffling, and some physicists think you can only un-baffle it if you imagine that huge numbers of parallel universes are being spawned every moment,
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
So our mentor is going to be the leash. We're here and we're kind of here to be brave and courageous and move through the messiness of whatever comes up. We actually expect you to get somewhat triggered here, and that's the whole point of it. And the whole point of why it's so healing,
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How to read music - Tim...
One corresponds to a whole note, two to a half note, four to a quarter note, and eight to an eighth note, and so on. So this time signature here tells us that there are four quarter notes in each bar, one, two, three, four; one, two, three, four, and so on. But like I said before,
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Why do we love? A...
to protect and isolate ourselves. Love's delight, intimacy, and warmth helps us overcome our fear of the world, escape our lonely shells, and engage more abundantly in life. Love enriches our whole being, making it the best thing in life.
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The five major world...
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American Clergyman
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Jimi Hendrix
American Musician
I used to live in a room full of mirrors; all I could see was me. I take my spirit and I crash my mirrors, now the whole world is here for me to see.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
God is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.
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John Lewis
American Politician
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Billy Graham
American Clergyman
Suppose you could gain everything in the whole world, and lost your soul. Was it worth it?
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As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.
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Toni Morrison
American Novelist
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Virginia Woolf
British Author
As a woman I have no country. As a woman my country is the whole world.
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South African Statesman
I can't pretend that I'm brave and that I can beat the whole world.
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American Boxer
Old age is just a record of one's whole life.
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