Collocations for whole - noun
1. all of sth
VERB + WHOLE
cover, embrace, encompass, involve, span
The project involved the whole of the university.
The project involved the whole of the university.
fill, occupy, take up
The library takes up the whole of the first floor.
The library takes up the whole of the first floor.
permeate, pervade
Technology permeates the whole of our lives.
Technology permeates the whole of our lives.
2. complete thing
ADJ.
coherent, cohesive, harmonious, homogeneous, integrated, organized, seamless
She was struggling to organize her ideas into a coherent whole.
She was struggling to organize her ideas into a coherent whole.
single | complex
The author examines each aspect of Roman society, then attempts to summarize the complex whole.
The author examines each aspect of Roman society, then attempts to summarize the complex whole.
meaningful
At this age, babies do not yet combine sounds into a meaningful whole.
At this age, babies do not yet combine sounds into a meaningful whole.
organic
VERB + WHOLE
form, make (up)
He tried to fit the pieces of evidence together to make a coherent whole.
He tried to fit the pieces of evidence together to make a coherent whole.
PHRASES
as a whole
Unemployment is higher in the north than in the country as a whole.
Unemployment is higher in the north than in the country as a whole.