Collocations for "entire"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "entire" in context.
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entire
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- the entire [class] [applauded, worked, finished]
- [across, throughout] the entire [area, continent, nation]
- the entire [range, selection, length, width] of
- finished the entire [book, meal, steak]
- enough for the entire [class, family, crowd]
- [during, for] the entire [day, morning, meeting, match]
- [slept, talked, daydreamed] the entire [day, time]
- for an entire [day, year, century]
- [spent, wasted] his entire [life, career, existence] (on)
- dated: the [relic, machine, ship] was still entire
'entire' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
array
- basis
- block
- blog
- body
- bondage
- boob
- bowl
- cast
- conquer
- constitute
- coordinate
- crooked
- day
- discretion
- disposal
- dominate
- duration
- encompass
- enjoyment
- equivalent
- estate
- feed
- flight
- fortune
- grudge
- household
- kingdom
- leaflet
- lifespan
- long
- nation
- ordeal
- pitcher
- population
- purse
- read
- set
- shame
- silent
- span
- spectrum
- steak
- stutter
- surface
- thread
- tone
- trust
- turmoil
- united