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Psychology is the science of the act of experiencing, and deals with the whole system of such acts as they make up mental life.
Samuel Alexander

Meaning of "whole" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WHOLE

Old English hāl, hǣl; related to Old Frisian hāl, hēl, Old High German heil, Gothic hails; compare hale1.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WHOLE

whole  [həʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHOLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Whole can act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES WHOLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of whole in the English dictionary

The first definition of whole in the dictionary is containing all the component parts necessary to form a total; complete. Other definition of whole is constituting the full quantity, extent, etc. Whole is also uninjured or undamaged.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHOLE


bowl
bəʊl
coal
kəʊl
cole
kəʊl
console
kənˈsəʊl
control
kənˈtrəʊl
goal
ɡəʊl
hole
həʊl
parole
pəˈrəʊl
patrol
pəˈtrəʊl
payroll
ˈpeɪˌrəʊl
pole
pəʊl
poll
pəʊl
role
rəʊl
roll
rəʊl
scroll
skrəʊl
Seoul
səʊl
sole
səʊl
soul
səʊl
toll
təʊl
troll
trəʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHOLE

whoever
whole blood
whole gale
whole hog
whole milk
whole note
whole number
whole step
whole tone
whole-hog
whole-hogger
whole-life insurance
whole-tone scale
whole-wheat
wholefood
wholefoods
wholegrain
wholegrains
wholehearted
wholeheartedly

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHOLE

airhole
as a whole
asshole
black hole
borehole
Committee of the Whole
glory hole
in the hole
keyhole
loophole
manhole
on the whole
pigeonhole
pinhole
posthole
pothole
rabbit hole
sinkhole
thumbhole
wormhole

Synonyms and antonyms of whole in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WHOLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «whole» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of whole

Translation of «whole» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHOLE

Find out the translation of whole to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of whole from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «whole» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

完整的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

entero
570 millions of speakers

English

whole
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पूरे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بِكَامِلِهِ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

целый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inteiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গোটা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

entier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

keseluruhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ganz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

全体の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전체의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

kabeh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

toàn bộ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முழு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संपूर्ण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bütün
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

intero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cały
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

весь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

întreg
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ολόκληρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geheel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whole

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHOLE»

The term «whole» is very widely used and occupies the 1.570 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of whole
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHOLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «whole» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «whole» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about whole

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10 QUOTES WITH «WHOLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word whole.
1
Samuel Alexander
Psychology is the science of the act of experiencing, and deals with the whole system of such acts as they make up mental life.
2
Christiane Amanpour
In Iran the whole reform and democracy movement has been based on the emerging free press.
3
Wes Anderson
Anytime I make a movie, I really have absolutely no idea how it's going to go over. I've had the whole range of different kinds of reactions.
4
Kojo Annan
I feel the whole issue has been a witchhunt from day one as part of a broader Republican political agenda.
5
Andrea Arnold
For me, making films is about trying to work something out by myself in quite a lonely way. I find the whole thing very lonely really.
6
Spencer Bachus
It is my belief CAFTA will be beneficial for Alabama and the United States as a whole.
7
Roseanne Barr
You kind of restructure your whole personality to be in a healthy relationship.
8
Gioconda Belli
Novels give you the opportunity to create a whole world. Because you create people, you make them talk... You decide who they are, whether they live or die. It's the closest thing to feeling like a god that you can come to.
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Neill Blomkamp
Obviously I don't want to make a film that offends people, but the whole world is so politically correct - I'm not going to not do something because it may be politically incorrect. At some point, the metaphors and allegories break down. They disappear, and you just have science fiction.
10
Trudi Canavan
'The Magician's Apprentice' was about someone from the low end of society manifesting magical power and how that completely messes up the balance of the whole system.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHOLE»

Discover the use of whole in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whole and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition
"Whole" picks up where "The China Study" left off. "The China Study" revealed what we should eat and provided the powerful empirical support for this answer. "Whole" answers the question of why.
T. Colin Campbell, Howard Jacobson, 2013
2
Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition
A guide to health, diet, alternative medicine, and natural food presentation teaches readers how to apply Chinese medicine and the five-element theory to a contemporary diet and treat illness and nervous disorders through food choices.
Paul Pitchford, 2002
3
The Whole Digital Library Handbook
A guidebook to the digital age for librarians offers coverage of such topics as blogs, wikis, digitization project planning, and podcasting.
Diane Kresh, Council on Library and Information Resources, 2007
4
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-brainers Will Rule the Future
Uses the two sides of the human brain as a metaphor for understanding how the information age came about throughout the course of the past generation, counseling readers on how to survive and find a place in a society that is marked by ...
Daniel H. Pink, 2006
5
Whole System Design: An Integrated Approach to Sustainable ...
This book provides a clear design methodology, based on leading efforts in the field, and is supported by worked examples that demonstrate how advances in energy, materials and water productivity can be achieved through applying an ...
Peter Stasinopoulos, 2008
6
Toward a Composition Made Whole
Shipka analyzes the work of current scholars in multimodality and combines this with recent writing theory to create her own teaching framework.
Jody Shipka, 2011
7
Inclusion: Developing An Effective Whole School Approach: ...
This book examines and offers solutions to the challenges faced by schools in ensuring that all students are enjoying, participating and achieving in education.
Ekins, Alison, Grimes, Peter, 2009
8
Peter Reinhart's Whole Grain Breads: New Techniques, ...
From the Hardcover edition.
Peter Reinhart, 2011
9
The Whole Book: Cultural Perspectives on the Medieval Miscellany
An investigation of the fascinating, not-so-miscellaneous miscellanies
Stephen G. Nichols, Siegfried Wenzel, 1996
10
Whole
Have you ever wondered if life could be better? Inside the covers of this book lies the story of two such people who, on a bet, take a trip to the country.
Patricia J. Dauser, Ruth A. Johnson, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHOLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whole is used in the context of the following news items.
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Whole Foods' $6 Asparagus Water Is Just Water With Three Stalks of …
The labels say "Whole Foods," and the date on the bottles is current. A call to the supermarket (these particular bottles are from the Whole Foods in Brentwood, ... «Eater, Aug 15»
2
Just How Worried Should Whole Foods Be?
With retailers from Aldi to Wegmans selling organic foods and other products, Whole Foods has never faced so much competition. The evidence is clear in the ... «Forbes, Aug 15»
3
Stick a fork in Whole Foods?
Shares of Whole Foods (WFM) plunged more than 10% Thursday after the high-end natural grocery chain reported sales and profits that missed analysts' ... «CNNMoney, Jul 15»
4
Whole Foods CEOs admit to overcharging, apologize
Whole Foods execs are admitting the chain has been overcharging customers in New York City stores, but promised that if that ever happens again they'll give ... «CNNMoney, Jul 15»
5
Not just Whole Foods: beware supermarket overcharges
Some people refer to "Whole Foods" as "Whole Paycheck" for its up-market prices, but a new overcharging investigation of the chain has made the joke all too ... «Today.com, Jun 15»
6
Whole Foods accused of massive overcharging
Whole Foods (WFM) said it disagreed with what it termed "overreaching ... taken this to the media to coerce us," said Whole Foods spokesman Michael Sinatra. «CNNMoney, Jun 15»
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Whole Foods Overcharging Customers for Pre-Packaged Foods …
An investigation by the Department of Consumer Affairs has found that Whole Food's New York City stores have been overstating the weights of pre-packaged ... «NBC New York, Jun 15»
8
Whole Foods 365 Takes On Trader Joe's
Whole Foods should identify and then focus on its core market, but tweak when ... can be a slippery slope, but my gut feeling is that Whole Foods will get it right. «Forbes, Jun 15»
9
Whole Foods Gets Pushback on New Ratings System
A piece in the New York Times last week covered reaction to Whole Foods' new Good, Better, Best rating system; one that can result in so-call Conventional ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
10
Organic Farmers Call Foul On Whole Foods' Produce Rating System
The labels on produce at Whole Foods always told shoppers what country or state supplied those vegetables, as well as whether it was grown organically. «NPR, Jun 15»

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