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whole
adjective
complete
and
not
missing
any
parts
•
Lena
accidentally
dropped
the
plate
,
but
it
remained
whole
and
unbroken
.
Lena
accidentally
dropped
the
plate
,
but
it
remained
whole
and
unbroken
.
•
After
a
week
apart
,
the
whole
family
gathered
for
dinner
around
a
large
wooden
table
.
After
a
week
apart
,
the
whole
family
gathered
for
dinner
around
a
large
wooden
table
.
Old
English
“
hāl
”
meaning
“
uninjured
,
sound
”
evolved
into
Middle
English
“
whole
,”
keeping
the
idea
of
something
complete
.
adjective
complete
and
not
missing
any
part
or
piece
•
After
the
move
,
we
spent
the
whole
day
unpacking
boxes
.
After
the
move
,
we
spent
the
whole
day
unpacking
boxes
.
•
The
vase
fell
but
amazingly
stayed
in
one
whole
piece
.
The
vase
fell
but
amazingly
stayed
in
one
whole
piece
.
Old
English
‘
hāl
’
meaning
‘
unhurt
,
healthy
,
entire
’;
related
to
‘
heal
’
and
‘
hale
’.
noun
a
thing
that
is
complete
in
itself
and
is
made
of
parts
that
belong
together
•
When
you
put
the
puzzle
pieces
together
,
they
form
a
beautiful
whole
.
When
you
put
the
puzzle
pieces
together
,
they
form
a
beautiful
whole
.
•
We
need
to
consider
the
economy
as
a
whole
,
not
just
individual
industries
.
We
need
to
consider
the
economy
as
a
whole
,
not
just
individual
industries
.
Developed
from
the
adjective
sense
,
with
the
idea
that
the
completed
thing
is
‘
whole
’.
noun
a
thing
that
is
complete
in
itself
,
formed
by
all
its
parts
together
•
When
you
add
the
small
donations
together
,
they
form
a
significant
whole
.
When
you
add
the
small
donations
together
,
they
form
a
significant
whole
.
•
He
looked
at
society
as
a
whole
,
not
at
separate
classes
.
He
looked
at
society
as
a
whole
,
not
at
separate
classes
.
Same
origin
as
the
adjective
:
Old
English
‘
hāl
’, ‘
entire
’.
adverb
entirely
;
completely
(
mainly
informal
)
•
I
’
m
whole
done
with
my
homework
,
so
let
’
s
go
play
.
I
’
m
whole
done
with
my
homework
,
so
let
’
s
go
play
.
•
She
was
whole
convinced
that
the
plan
would
succeed
.
She
was
whole
convinced
that
the
plan
would
succeed
.
Emerged
in
informal
American
English
during
the
19th
century
,
extending
the
adjective
’
s
sense
of
completeness
into
an
adverbial
use
.
determiner
used
before
a
number
,
amount
,
or
period
of
time
to
emphasize
that
it
is
surprisingly
large
or
complete
•
It
took
a
whole
three
hours
to
finish
the
exam
.
It
took
a
whole
three
hours
to
finish
the
exam
.
•
She
spent
a
whole
month
backpacking
across
Europe
.
She
spent
a
whole
month
backpacking
across
Europe
.
Evolved
from
adjective
use
in
the
late
Middle
English
period
to
add
emphasis
before
nouns
.
