entire

«entire» in Mova's school dictionary: Whole; with every part included (the entire class, the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (entire); adverb entirely

meaning for a pupil

1) Whole; with every part included (the entire class, the entire day). tree →

2) Complete, total (with his entire attention). tree →

sense in the lessons

Used to stress «all of it»: «I ate the entire pizza». In maths, «the entire amount» means the whole total; fractions are parts of an entire thing. Phrases: «the entire world», «the entire time», «in its entirety».

examples

• The entire class went on the trip. tree →
• I read the entire book in one day. tree →
• She spent her entire pocket money on sweets. tree →
• It rained the entire weekend. tree →
• The entire school came to watch. tree →
• If you eat 3/8 of a pizza, 5/8 of the entire pizza is left. tree →
• Next morning the king had the entire town searched for his daughter’s shoe. tree →

note

Used before a noun: «the entire class». Same as «whole»; «entirely» = completely. In maths: the entire thing = 1 whole (8/8 of a pizza); entire amount − part used = part left.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «entire» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.