Half Make Coherent Noun Bre Həʊl Hoʊl Quarters

• four quarters make a whole.
• the subjects of the curriculum form a coherent whole.
• the effects will last for the whole of his life.
• cut the apple into quarters.

whole

1. a thing that is complete in itself
• Four quarters make a whole.
• The subjects of the curriculum form a coherent whole.
2. all that there is of something
• The effects will last for the whole of his life.
• Cut the apple into quarters.
• Two halves make a whole.
• I’ve been waiting here for a whole hour.
• Half (of) the work is already finished.
• They spent half the time looking for a parking space.
• Her house is half a mile down the road.
• I waited for half an hour
• This meal is only half cooked.
3. as one thing or piece and not as separate parts
• The festival will be great for our city and for the country as a whole.
4. considering everything; in general
• On the whole, I'm in favour of the idea.

Extra Examples

• At this age, babies do not yet combine sounds into a meaningful whole.
• He tried to fit the pieces of evidence together to make a coherent whole.
• She was struggling to organize her ideas into a coherent whole.
• Technology permeates the whole of our lives.
• The author examines each aspect of Roman society, then attempts to summarize the complex whole.
• The library takes up the whole of the first floor.
• The project involved the whole of the university.
• The text must be seen as part of a larger whole.
• Unemployment is higher in the north than in the country as a whole.

Word Origin

• Old English hāl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heel and German heil, also to the verb hail (senses 1-3). The spelling with wh- (reflecting a dialect pronunciation with w-) first appeared in the 15th cent.