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Entire I Emphasize Referring Place Time Population Spent

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You use e_____ when you want to emphasize that you are referring to the whole of something, for example, the whole of a place, time, or population .You use entire when you want to emphasize that you are referring to the whole of something, for example, the whole of a place, time, or population .
He had spent his entire life in China as a doctor.
There are only 60 swimming pools in the entire country.
The entire family was staring at him, waiting for him to speak.
I cried the entire three weeks; I never stopped.
The entire world must take notice of something like this.
word entire
full-definition
adjective
You use entire when you want to emphasize that you are referring to the whole of something, for example, the whole of a place, time, or population .
He had spent his entire life in China as a doctor.
There are only 60 swimming pools in the entire country.
The entire family was staring at him, waiting for him to speak.
I cried the entire three weeks; I never stopped.
The entire world must take notice of something like this.
cefr-level B2

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2

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