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- [az ey hohl]
- /æz eɪ hoʊl/
- /əz ə həʊl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [az ey hohl]
- /æz eɪ hoʊl/
Definitions of as a whole words
- phrase as a whole If you refer to something as a whole, you are referring to it generally and as a single unit. 3
- noun as a whole considered altogether; completely 3
- noun as a whole as a complete unit; altogether 3
- adjective as a whole comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance. 1
- adjective as a whole containing all the elements properly belonging; complete: We have a whole set of antique china. 1
- adjective as a whole undivided; in one piece: to swallow a thing whole. 1
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Origin of as a whole
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English hole, hool (adj. and noun), Old English hāl (adj.); cognate with Dutch heel, German heil, Old Norse heill; see hale1, heal; spelling with w reflects dial. form
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Parts of speech for As a whole
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
as a whole popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
as a whole usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for as a whole
adj as a whole
- altogether — You use altogether to emphasize that something has stopped, been done, or finished completely.
- bodily — Your bodily needs and functions are the needs and functions of your body.
- generally — usually; commonly; ordinarily: He generally comes home at noon.
- jointly — together; in combination or partnership; in common: My brother and I own the farm jointly.
- together — into or in one gathering, company, mass, place, or body: to call the people together.
adv as a whole
- all at once — If something happens all at once, it happens suddenly, often when you are not expecting it to happen.
- at once — If you do something at once, you do it immediately.
- in concert — a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- unanimously — of one mind; in complete agreement; agreed.
- wholly — entirely; totally; altogether; quite.
Antonyms for as a whole
adj as a whole
- singly — apart from others; separately.
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