whole

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /həʊl/, SAMPA: /h@Ul/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /hoʊl/, SAMPA: /hoUl/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Homophone: hole

Adjective

Positive whole

Comparative more whole

Superlative most whole

1. Whole is used to describe every part of an object.
   • Synonyms: all and entire

   I ate the whole meal, leaving nothing left.

Noun

Singular whole

Plural wholes

1. The whole of something means the entire part of it.

   The whole of the Middle East is pretty messy at the moment.

See also

• half

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