whole
/həʊl/adjective
उच्चारण होल
पूरा, समूचा, संपूर्ण
Basic word
- 1
full; complete; all of something; not broken or damaged
पूरा, समूचा, संपूर्ण
- the whole day
- She ate the whole cake.
- I spent the whole afternoon reading in the garden.
+ 3 more examples
- The whole school took part in the Independence Day parade.
- Swallow the tablet whole with some water.
- He told us the whole story.
Synonyms entire complete full total intact
Opposite part partial incomplete broken
- 1
[C, usually sing.]
a thing that is complete in itself; all of something
संपूर्ण वस्तु, पूर्ण
- as a whole
- on the whole
- The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
+ 2 more examples
- Taken as a whole, the results were encouraging.
- The project is, on the whole, a success.
¶Idioms 3
as a whole
as one thing or piece and not as separate parts
कुल मिलाकर, संपूर्ण रूप में
- The country as a whole is doing well.
- We must look at the problem as a whole.
on the whole
considering everything; in general
कुल मिलाकर, सामान्यतः
- On the whole, the trip was a success.
- On the whole, I agree with you.
the whole lot
everything; all of sth
सब का सब, सारा
- He ate the whole lot.
- I sold the whole lot for a thousand rupees.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Homophone, asked very often: whole (complete) and hole (an opening) are both /həʊl/.
Homophone बहुत पूछा जाता है: whole (पूरा) और hole (छेद) दोनों /həʊl/ हैं।
§Grammar and usage
The whole + singular noun ('the whole class'), but all the + plural or uncountable ('all the students', 'all the money'); the whole of ('the whole of India').
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: the whole + singular noun ('the whole class'), पर all the + plural या uncountable ('all the students', 'all the money'); the whole of ('the whole of India')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
On the whole (generally; considering everything), as a whole (as one complete thing), the whole nine yards (everything possible), go the whole hog (do something completely), the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Idioms: on the whole (सामान्य रूप से; सब कुछ देखते हुए, कुल मिलाकर), as a whole (एक संपूर्ण इकाई के रूप में), the whole nine yards (हर संभव चीज़), go the whole hog (कुछ पूरी तरह करना), the whole is greater than the sum of its parts।
Wholesale (selling goods in large quantities; also complete: 'wholesale changes').
Collocation 'wholesale' (बड़ी मात्रा में माल बेचना, थोक; पूर्ण भी: 'wholesale changes')।