WHOLE : /HƏƱL $ HOƱL/
MEANING OF "WHOLE"
1. ALL OF SOMETHING - ONLY WHEN BEFORE NOUN
2. A WHOLE LOT: RẤT NHIỀU
3. A WHOLE RANGE/SERIES/VARIETY ETC (OF SOMETHING) : USED TO EMPHASIZE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS OF A SIMILAR TYPE
4. COMPLETE AND NOT DIVIDED OR BROKEN INTO PARTS
5. THE WHOLE POINT (OF SOMETHING): USED TO EMPHASIZE THE PURPOSE FOR DOING SOMETHING, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU BELIEVE THIS IS UNCLEAR OR HAS BEEN FORGOTTEN
6. IN THE WHOLE (WIDE) WORLD: AN EXPRESSION MEANING ‘ANYWHERE’ OR ‘AT ALL’ – USED TO EMPHASIZE A STATEMENT
7. GO THE WHOLE HOG: TO DO SOMETHING THOROUGHLY, TO DO SOMETHING AS COMPLETELY OR AS WELL AS YOU CAN, WITHOUT ANY LIMITS
8. THE WHOLE NINE YARDS: INCLUDING EVERYTHING THAT IS TYPICAL OF OR POSSIBLE IN AN ACTIVITY, SITUATION, SET OF THINGS ETC
9. THE WHOLE OF SOMETHING: ALL OF SOMETHING, ESPECIALLY SOMETHING THAT IS NOT A PHYSICAL OBJECT
10. ON THE WHOLE: USED TO SAY THAT SOMETHING IS GENERALLY TRUE
11. AS A WHOLE: USED TO SAY THAT ALL THE PARTS OF SOMETHING ARE BEING CONSIDERED TOGETHER
12. MAKE A WHOLE: SOMETHING THAT CONSISTS OF A NUMBER OF PARTS, BUT IS CONSIDERED AS A SINGLE UNIT