Word a Day
entire
What does entire mean?
entire (adjective): whole; complete.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use entire in a sentence?
- We had the entire building to ourselves for the evening. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce entire?
/ɪnˈtaɪɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does entire come from?
From Middle English entere, enter, borrowed from Anglo-Norman entier, from Latin integrum, accusative of integer (“whole”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of entire?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “entire”?
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What does “entire” mean?
whole; complete
Right! That's what “entire” means.
large in amount
Not quite: that's what considerable means.
vertical; erect
Not quite: that's what upright means.
possessing life
Not quite: that's what alive means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “entire”?
left
Not quite: left means something else.
full
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next
Not quite: next means something else.
free
Not quite: free means something else.
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