whole

whole  (hl)

adj.

1. Containing all components; complete: a whole wardrobe for the tropics.

2. Not divided or disjoined; in one unit: a whole loaf.

3. Constituting the full amount, extent, or duration: The baby cried the whole trip home.

4.

a. Not wounded, injured, or impaired; sound or unhurt: Many escaped the fire frightened but whole.

b. Having been restored; healed: After the treatment he felt whole.

5. Having the same parents: a whole sister.

n.

1. A number, group, set, or thing lacking no part or element; a complete thing.

2. An entity or system made up of interrelated parts: The value of the whole was greater than the sum of its parts.

adv. Informal

Entirely; wholly: a whole new idea.

Idioms:

as a whole

All parts or aspects considered; altogether: disliked the acting but enjoyed the play as a whole.

on the whole

1. Considering everything: on the whole, a happy marriage.

2. In most instances or cases; as a rule: can expect sunny weather, on the whole.

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[Middle English hole, unharmed, from Old English hl; see kailo- in Indo-European roots.]

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wholeness n.

Synonyms: whole, all, entire, gross, total
These adjectives mean including every constituent or individual: a whole town devastated by an earthquake; all the class going on a field trip; entire shipments lost by the distributor; gross income; the total cost.

Antonym: partial

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whole [həʊl]

adj

1. containing all the component parts necessary to form a total; complete a whole apple

2. constituting the full quantity, extent, etc.

3. uninjured or undamaged

4. (Medicine) healthy

5. (Mathematics) having no fractional or decimal part; integral a whole number

6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) of, relating to, or designating a relationship established by descent from the same parents; full whole brothers

out of whole cloth US and Canadian informal entirely without a factual basis

adv

in an undivided or unbroken piece to swallow a plum whole

n

1. all the parts, elements, etc., of a thing

2. an assemblage of parts viewed together as a unit

3. a thing complete in itself

as a whole considered altogether; completely

on the whole

a.  taking all things into consideration

b.  in general

[Old English hāl, hǣl; related to Old Frisian hāl, hēl, Old High German heil, Gothic hails; compare hale¹]

wholeness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whole - all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature" concept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances division, section, part - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" unit - a single undivided whole; "an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another" compound - a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts complex, composite - a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts; "the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town"
	2.	whole - 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" unit object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" congener - a whole (a thing or person) of the same kind or category as another; "lard was also used, though its congener, butter, was more frequently employed"; "the American shopkeeper differs from his European congener" animate thing, living thing - a living (or once living) entity natural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by man artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole assembly - a unit consisting of components that have been fitted together item - a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items" part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" segment, section - one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road" aggregate, total, totality, sum - the whole amount
Adj.	1.	whole - 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" complete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" fractional - constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety; "a fractional share of the vote"; "a partial dose"
	2.	whole - (of siblings) having the same parents; "whole brothers and sisters" half - (of siblings) related through one parent only; "a half brother"; "half sister"
	3.	whole - not injured unharmed, unhurt, unscathed uninjured - not injured physically or mentally
	4.	whole - exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again" hale healthy - having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"
	5.	whole - acting together as a single undiversified whole; "a solid voting bloc" unanimous, solid undiversified - not diversified
Adv.	1.	whole - 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 were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea" all, altogether, completely, entirely, totally, wholly colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

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whole

noun

1. total, all, lot, everything, aggregate, sum total, the entire amount Taken as a percentage of the whole, it has to be a fairly minor part

2. unit, body, piece, object, combination, unity, entity, ensemble, entirety, fullness, totality The different components combine to form a complete whole.
unit part, bit, piece, division, element, component, portion, fragment, constituent

adjective

1. complete, full, total, entire, integral, uncut, undivided, unabridged, unexpurgated, uncondensed I have now read the whole book.
complete cut, divided, fragmented, partial, incomplete, in pieces

2. undamaged, intact, unscathed, unbroken, good, sound, perfect, mint, untouched, flawless, unhurt, faultless, unharmed, in one piece, uninjured, inviolate, unimpaired, unmutilated I struck the glass with all my might, but it remained whole.
undamaged broken, damaged

3. (Archaic) healthy, well, better, strong, sound, fit, recovered, healed, cured, robust, hale, in good health, in fine fettle, able-bodied the woman who was made whole by touching the hem of Jesus's garment
healthy diseased, ill, sick, crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), ailing, sickly, unwell, under-the-weather

adverb

1. in one piece, in one Snakes swallow their prey whole.

on the whole

2. all in all, altogether, all things considered, by and large, taking everything into consideration On the whole, I think it's better if I don't come with you.

3. generally, in general, for the most part, as a rule, chiefly, mainly, mostly, principally, on average, predominantly, in the main, to a large extent, as a general rule, generally speaking On the whole, women are having children much later these days.

Translations

whole [həʊl]

A. N (= complete unit) → todo m
the whole may be greater than the sum of the or its parts → el todo puede ser mayor que la suma de las partes
four quarters make a whole → cuatro cuartos hacen una unidad
as a whole the estate is to be sold as a whole → la propiedad va a venderse como una unidad
Europe should be seen as a whole → Europa debería considerarse como un todo or una unidad
taken as a whole, the project is a success → si se considera en su totalidad, el proyecto es un éxito
is this true just in India, or in the world as a whole? → ¿es ése el caso sólo en la India o en todo el mundo?
the whole of → todo
the whole of Glasgow was talking about it → todo Glasgow hablaba de ello
the whole of our output this year → toda nuestra producción de este año
the whole of July → todo el mes de julio
the whole of the time → todo el tiempo
the whole of Europe → toda Europa, Europa entera
the whole of the morning → toda la mañana, la mañana entera
on the whole → en general

B. ADJ

1. (= entire) → todo
the whole family was there → toda la familia estaba allí
we spent the whole summer in Italy → pasamos todo el verano or el verano entero en Italia
a whole hour → toda una hora, una hora entera
it rained for three whole days → llovió durante tres días enteros or seguidos
whole towns were destroyed → pueblos enteros fueron destruidos
along its whole length → todo a lo largo
I've never told anyone in my whole life → nunca se lo he dicho a nadie en toda mi vida
a whole load of people were there → había un montón de gente allí
he took the whole lot → se lo llevó todo
I'm fed up with the whole lot of them → estoy harto de todos ellos
a whole lot better/worse → muchísimo mejor/peor
it's a whole new world to me → es un mundo completamente nuevo para mí
I've bought myself a whole new wardrobe → me he comprado un vestuario completamente nuevo
the whole point was to avoid that happening → el propósito era evitar que eso pasara
the whole point of coming here was to relax → el objetivo de venir aquí era relajarse
the figures don't tell the whole story → las cifras no nos dicen toda la verdad
let's forget the whole thing → olvidemos todo el asunto, olvidémoslo todo
he didn't tell the whole truth → no dijo toda la verdad
the whole world → todo el mundo, el mundo entero
to go the whole hog → liarse la manta a la cabeza
this is a whole new ball game → es una historia distinta por completo, es algo completamente distinto

2. (= intact) → entero
not a glass was left whole following the party → no quedó ni un vaso entero tras la fiesta
keep the egg yolks whole → procure que no se rompan las yemas de huevo
the seal on the letter was still whole → el sello de la carta no estaba roto
to make sth whole (liter) (= heal) → curar algo
he swallowed it whole → se lo tragó entero

C. CPD whole milk N → leche f entera
whole note N (US) (Mus) → semibreve f
whole number N → número m entero

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whole [ˈhəʊl]

adj

(= complete) → entier/ière, tout(e)
the whole class → toute la classe, la classe entière
the whole afternoon → tout l'après-midi
a whole afternoon → un après-midi entier
to spend a whole afternoon doing sth → passer un après-midi entier à faire qch
a whole box of chocolates → toute une boîte de chocolats, une boîte entière de chocolats
the whole world → le monde entier
We spent the whole summer in Italy → Nous avons passé tout l'été en Italie.
the whole time (that) → pendant tout le temps que
It rained the whole time we were there → Il a plu pendant tout le temps que nous étions là-bas.
Whole villages were destroyed → Des villages entiers furent détruits.
the whole lot, the whole lot of it (= all of it) → tout
the whole lot, the whole lot of them (= all of them) → tous (sans exception)
"Aren't there any biscuits left?" - "No, Caroline took the whole lot." → "Il ne reste plus de biscuits?" "Non, Caroline les a tous pris."

(for emphasis) → tout(e)
I saw a whole different side of him that day → J'ai vu une facette de lui entièrement différente ce jour-là., Je l'ai vu sous un tout autre jour ce jour-là.
There's a whole group of friends I want you to meet → Il y a tout un groupe d'amis que j'aimerais te présenter.
a whole new way of doing business → toute une nouvelle façon de faire des affaires
never in my whole life → jamais de la vie

(= in one piece) → en un seul morceau
He swallowed it whole → Il l'a avalé tout rond.

n

(= total) → ensemble m
a small percentage of the whole → un petit pourcentage de l'ensemble
the whole of sth → l'ensemble de qch
the whole of the town → l'ensemble de la ville, toute la ville
The whole of Wales was affected → L'ensemble du pays de Galles a été touché.
the whole of the time → tout le temps
for the whole of July → pendant tout le mois de juillet

(= single thing with many parts) → tout m, ensemble m
The earth's weather system is an integrated whole → La météorologie terrestre est un tout intégré., La météorologie terrestre est un ensemble intégré.
a coherent whole → un tout cohérent, un ensemble cohérent

as a whole → dans son ensemble

on the whole → dans l'ensemble

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whole

adj (= entire, unbroken, undivided) → ganz; truth → voll; (Bibl: = well) → heil; but the whole purpose was to … → aber der ganze Sinn der Sache or aber der Zweck der Übung (inf) → war, dass …; three whole weeks → drei volle or ganze Wochen; the whole lot → das Ganze; (of people) → alle, der ganze Verein (inf); a whole lot of people → eine ganze Menge Leute; a whole lot better (inf) → ein ganzes Stück besser (inf), → sehr viel besser; she is a whole lot of woman (esp US inf) → sie ist eine richtige or echte Frau; let’s forget the whole thing → vergessen wir das Ganze; the figures don’t tell the whole story/the whole truth → die Zahlen sagen nicht alles/nicht die ganze Wahrheit; a whole new wardrobe → eine völlig neue Garderobe; out of whole cloth (US) → von Anfang bis Ende erdichtet; not a cup was left whole → nicht eine Tasse blieb ganz or heil; she swallowed it whole → sie schluckte es ganz or unzerkaut (hinunter); a pig roasted whole → ein ganzes Schwein im or am Stück gebraten

n → Ganze(s) nt; the whole of the month → der ganze or gesamte Monat; we spent the whole of the morning at the airport → wir waren den ganzen Morgen (lang) auf dem Flughafen; the whole of the time → die ganze Zeit; the whole of his savings → seine gesamten or sämtlichen Ersparnisse; the whole of London → ganz London; nearly the whole of our production → fast unsere gesamte Produktion; as a whole → als Ganzes; these people, as a whole, are … → diese Leute sind in ihrer Gesamtheit …; on the whole → im Großen und Ganzen, im Ganzen gesehen, alles in allem

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whole:

wholefood

n (also wholefoods) → Vollwertkost f

adj attr (esp Brit) → Vollwert(kost)-; whole diet → Vollwert(kost)diät f; whole shop → Bioladen m

wholehearted

adj → völlig, uneingeschränkt; whole congratulations/thanks to X → X (dat) → gratulieren/danken wir von ganzem Herzen; to be whole in one’s cooperation → sich rückhaltlos mit einsetzen

wholeheartedly

adv → voll und ganz

wholeheartedness

n → Rückhaltlosigkeit f

whole hog

n to go the whole (inf) → aufs Ganze gehen

wholemeal (Brit)

adj → Vollkorn-; whole bread → Vollkornbrot nt; whole pasta → Vollkornnudeln pl

n → feiner Vollkornschrot

whole milk

n → Vollmilch f

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whole note

n (esp US Mus) → ganze Note

whole number

n → ganze Zahl

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whole [həʊl]

1. adj

a. (entire, + sg n) → intero/a, tutto/a; (+ pl n) → intero/a
with my whole heart → con tutto il mio cuore
a whole lot of things → una gran quantità di cose, moltissime cose
a whole lot of people → moltissima gente
a whole lot better → molto meglio
the whole lot → tutto
the whole lot (of them) → tutti/e
3 whole days → 3 giorni interi
the whole day → tutto il giorno, il giorno intero
I read the whole book → ho letto tutto il libro or il libro per intero
the whole world → tutto il mondo, il mondo intero
whole villages were destroyed → interi paesi furono distrutti
is that the whole truth? → è tutta la verità?
but the whole purpose or point was to ... → ma lo scopo era proprio di...

b. (intact, unbroken) → intero/a; (series, set) → completo/a
to swallow sth whole → mandar giù qc intero/a (fig) he swallowed it whole → l'ha bevuta tutta
to our surprise he came back whole → con nostra sorpresa tornò sano e salvo

2. n

a. (all) the whole of the film → tutto il film, il film intero
the whole of the sum → la somma intera, l'intera somma
the whole of the time → tutto il tempo
the whole of Italy → tutta l'Italia, l'Italia intera
the whole of the town → la città intera, tutta la città
as a whole → nell'insieme, nel suo insieme
on the whole → nel complesso

b. (entire unit) → tutto
they make a whole → formano un tutto
two halves make a whole → due metà fanno un intero

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whole

adj whole [həul]

1 including everything and/or everyone; complete The whole staff collected the money for your present; a whole pineapple. heel كامِل، تام цял celý hel ganz ολόκληρος entero, íntegro, todo kogu, terve تمام koko (tout) entier שַלֵם पूरा cijel, čitav, sav egész seluruh heill; allir intero 全体の 전부의 visas, visi viss; vesels seluruhnya heel hel cały inteiro întreg, tot весь; целый celý cel čitav hel ทั้งหมด bütün, hepsi 全體的，整個 весь, цілий مکمل toàn bộ 全体的

2 not broken; in one piece She swallowed the biscuit whole. heel بِكامِلِه цял vcelku hel ganz ολόκληρος, όλος entero terve کامل kokonainen (en) entier שַלֵם समूचा cijel, čitav ép bulat-bulat í heilu lagi intero まるごとの 통째의 visas vesels; nesadalīts sebiji-sebiji heel hel, i sin helhet w całości inteiro întreg целый celý cel čitav hel สมบูรณ์ bütün olarak 完整的 весь, цілий صحیح سالم tất cả 完整的

n

1 a single unit The different parts were joined to form a whole. geheel وَحْدَه كامِلَه цяло celek hele das Ganze σύνολο, όλο todo tervik کل kokonaisuus tout שַלֵם सम्पूर्ण cjelina egység, egész satu kesatuan heild tutto 全体 전부, 전체 visuma veselais; veselums satu unit geheel helhet, hele całość todo tot целое celok celota celina helhet สิ่งที่สมบูรณ์ ครบถ้วน bütün 整體 ціле کُل trọn vẹn 整体

2 the entire thing We spent the whole of one week sunbathing on the beach. hele tyd كل، الشّيءُ بِكامِلِه цяло (jako) celek; celý hele; hel das Ganze το σύνολο totalidad, todo kogu(hulk) همه kokonaisuus totalité; tout אֶת כָּל पूरा cijel, čitav az egész seluruh allur (il complesso), (il totale) 全部 완전체 visuma veselais sepanjang masa geheel hele całość todo totalitate; tot весь (ako) celok; celý cel ceo hela ทั้งหมด bütün, ...-in tümü 整個 увесь تمام چیز toàn bộ 整个

n wholeness

heelheied كَمال الشَّيء، كُلِّيَّة الشَّيء цялост celistvost helhed die Ganzheit ολότητα integridad tervik تماميت kokonaisuus intégralité שְלמוּת सम्पूर्णता cjelina az egész keutuhan heild interezza, totalità 全体 전체임; 온전함 visuma veselums keseluruhan heelheid helhet; det som er enhetlig całość todo totalitate; integralitate цельность celistvosť celotnost celina helhet ความมีสุขภาพดี bütünlük, tümlük 整體 цілість کلیت sự nguyên vẹn 整体

adv wholly

completely or altogether I am not wholly certain yet. heeltemal كُلِيّا изцяло zcela, úplně helt völlig εντελώς completamente täiesti کاملا täysin complètement, tout à fait לַחֲלוּטִין पूर्णतया cijelo, potpuno teljesen sepenuhnya algerlega completamente, totalmente 完全に 전체로서 visiškai kopumā; pilnīgi sama sekali helemaal helt, aldeles, fullstendig całkowicie totalmente cu totul; întru totul полностью celkom, úplne v celoti u potpunosti helt [] ทั้งหมด bütünüyle, tamamen 全部 цілком, повністю مکمل طور سے hoàn toàn 全部

adj wholeˈhearted

sincere and enthusiastic wholehearted support. heelhartig صادِق، مُخْلِص، مُتَحَمِّس، من القَلْب искрен upřímný, nadšený helhjertet von ganzem Herzen ολόψυχος, ανεπιφύλακτος sincero, de todo corazón puhtsüdamlik از صميم دل varaukseton sans réserve(s) מִּכָּל הַלֵב दिलोजान से iskren, srdačan szívből jövő sepenuh hati innilegur sentito 心のこもった 진심으로의 iš visos širdies, nuoširdus, visokeriopas sirsnīgs; nedalīts; dedzīgs sepenuh hati onverdeeld helhjertet, ubetinget niekłamany sincero din toată inima искренний; полный nadšený iskren svesrdan helhjärtad เต็มใจ içten, candan 全心全意的 щирий, від усього серця مخلص 全心全意的

n wholemeal

flour made from the entire wheat grain or seed wholemeal flour/bread. volkoring, volgraan طَحين أسْمَر непресято брашно hrubý, celozrnný fuldkorns- das Vollkorn αλεύρι ολικής άλεσης integral täistera- از لحاظ غذایی کامل täysjyväjauho complet קֶמָח מָלֵא पूरा भोजन cjelovit obrok korpás liszt tepung terigu heilhveitimjöl integrale 全粒小麦粉 완전 소맥분의 rupūs miltai rupja maluma milti mil penuh volkoren sammalt hvete; helkorn- razowy integral făină integrală мука из цельного зерна celozrnný nepresejana moka integralan fullkorn ซึ่งไม่ได้เอารำของข้าวสาลีออก kepekli un 全麥麵粉 непросіяне борошно گیہوں سے بنا ہوا آٹا 粗面粉

on the whole

taking everything into consideration Our trip was successful on the whole. op die keper beskou إجمالا، بِوَجْه الإجْمال като цяло vcelku som helhed; generelt im ganzen γενικά en general üldiselt در مجموع kaiken kaikkiaan dans l'ensemble כְּלָלִית कुल मिला कर sve u svemu egész(é)ben véve secara keseluruhan þegar á heildina er litið nel complesso 概して 전반적으로 apskritai kopumā; visumā umumnya alles bij elkaar alt i alt, i det store og hele ogólnie rzecz biorąc no conjunto în ansamblu в целом vcelku v celoti u celini på det hela taget โดยรวม genel olarak, genellikle 整體來看 в цілому مجموعی طور پر trọn vẹn 总的来看

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whole → سليم, وحدة كاملة celek, celý hele ganz, Ganzes ολόκληρος, σύνολο entero, todo kokonainen, kokonaisuus entier, tout čitav, cjelina intero, tutto 全体, 全体の 전체, 전체의 geheel, hele hel, hele całość, cały inteiro, total целое, целый hel, helhet ทั้งหมด, สิ่งที่ครบถ้วน bütün tất cả, toàn bộ 全部, 完整的