Entire Adjective ɪnˈtaɪə(R ɪnˈtaɪər Village Destroyed Favourite People

• the entire village was destroyed.
• you two are her favourite people in the entire world.
• the entire region/nation/country/community
• the film is perfect for the entire family.

entire

1. including everything, everyone or every part
• SYNONYM whole
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• The entire village was destroyed.
• You two are her favourite people in the entire world.
• the entire region/nation/country/community
• The film is perfect for the entire family.
• I wasted an entire day on it.
• I have never in my entire life heard such nonsense!
• The disease threatens to wipe out the entire population.

Extra Examples

• She has spent her entire career teaching in higher education.
• This is a great workout for the entire body.
• The entire process takes less than 15 minutes.
• The gallery runs the entire length of the building.
• The issues identified by Canadian officials affected the entire industry.
• She said the public education system was failing an entire generation of Americans.
• Street gangs had gained control of neighbourhoods and even entire cities.
• They have only won six games the entire season.
• Viruses can wipe out an entire computer system.
• The company is planning to promote its entire range of products across Europe.
• The entire team played well.
• My entire music collection is on my laptop.

Word Origin

• late Middle English (formerly also as intire): from Old French entier, based on Latin integer ‘untouched, whole’, from in- ‘not’ + tangere ‘to touch’.