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1 wholly
adverb (completely or altogether: I am not wholly certain yet.) helt, aldeles, fullstendigaldeles--------fullstendig--------ganske--------heltadv. \/ˈhəʊllɪ\/, \/ˈhəʊlɪ\/1) helt (og holdent), fullt, fullstendig2) utelukkende, barewholly and solely ene og alene -
2 at the mercy of
(wholly in the power of, liable to be harmed by: A sailor is at the mercy of the sea.) prisgitt, i ens makt -
3 dedicate
'dedikeit1) (to give up wholly to; to devote to: He dedicated his life to good works.) vie, hellige2) (to set apart, especially for a holy or sacred purpose: He decided to dedicate a chapel to his wife's memory.) tilegne, dedisere3) ((of an author etc) to state that (a book etc) is in honour of someone: He dedicated the book to his father; She dedicated that song to her friend.) tilegne, dedisere•- dedicationtilegneverb \/ˈdedɪkeɪt\/1) tilegne, dedisere2) vie, hellige3) avsette4) innvie, åpnededicate oneself to vie seg til, brenne for, engasjere seg dypt i -
4 devote
di'vəut((with to) to give up wholly to or use entirely for: She devotes her life to music.) vie, hellige- devoted- devotee
- devotionvieverb \/dɪˈvəʊt\/1) vie, egne2) innvie, hellige3) (opp)ofre, gidevote oneself to vie seg til, ofre seg for -
5 imaginary
adjective (existing only in the mind or imagination; not real: Her illnesses are usually imaginary.) innbilt, tenkt, fingertimaginær--------innbiltIsubst. \/ɪˈmædʒɪn(ə)rɪ\/( matematikk) imaginært tallIIadj. \/ɪˈmædʒɪn(ə)rɪ\/1) innbilt, innbilnings-, fantasi-2) fingert3) tenkt4) ( matematikk) imaginærit is entirely imaginary det hele er fri fantasiwholly imaginary fullstendig grepet ut av luften -
6 undivided
((of attention etc) not distracted; wholly concentrated: Please give the matter your undivided attention.) udelt, full og heladj. \/ˌʌndɪˈvaɪdɪd\/1) udelt, full og hel2) ubrutt, forent, samlet3) ( handel) ikke distribuert4) ( botanikk) udeltundivided joint property ( jus) udelelig sameieundivided profits udisponert overskuddundivided responsibility eneansvar -
7 whole
həul 1. adjective1) (including everything and/or everyone; complete: The whole staff collected the money for your present; a whole pineapple.) hel2) (not broken; in one piece: She swallowed the biscuit whole.) hel, i sin helhet2. noun1) (a single unit: The different parts were joined to form a whole.) helhet, hele2) (the entire thing: We spent the whole of one week sunbathing on the beach.) hele•- wholly
- wholehearted
- wholemeal
- on the wholealdeles--------fullstendig--------ganske--------hel--------hele--------helt--------sunnIsubst. \/həʊl\/helhet, heleas a whole som helhet betraktet under ettin whole i sin helhet, helhetligin whole or in part helt eller delvison the whole i det store og hele, stort sett, alt i altsee something as part of a whole se noe som en del av en større sammenheng tenke storta whole et hele, en helhet, det hele• did you eat the whole of the apples?the whole of it det helethe whole of them alle sammen, alle, samtligethe whole of which som i sin helhet• it was a long proposal, the whole of which was rejecteddet var et langt forslag, som i sin helhet ble vraketIIadj. \/həʊl\/1) hel2) hel-3) velberget, velbeholden, frisk4) (gammeldags, bibelsk) helet, friskgive one's whole attention to gi hele sin oppmerksomhet tilin the whole (wide) world i hele verdenmade out of whole cloth (amer., hverdagslig) grepet ut av luftenmake whole ( gammeldags) hele, botethe whole thing hele saken, det hele, alt sammenwith one's whole heart av hele sitt hjerte -
8 lost in
(having one's attention wholly taken up by: She was lost in thought.) oppslukt av
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Wholly — Whol ly, adv. 1. In a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely; perfectly. [1913 Webster] Nor wholly overcome, nor wholly yield. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To the exclusion of other things; totally; fully. [1913 Webster] They employed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wholly — I adverb altogether, as a whole, collectively, completely, entirely, fully, in all respects, in the aggregate, in the main, in the mass, in toto, outright, roundly, throughout, totally, utterly associated concepts: wholly dependant, wholly liable … Law dictionary
wholly — [adv1] completely, entirely all, all in all*, all the way*, altogether, comprehensively, from A to Z*, fully, heart and soul*, in every respect*, in toto, one hundred percent*, outright, perfectly, quite, roundly, thoroughly, top to bottom*,… … New thesaurus
wholly — c.1300, probably from O.E. *hallice; see WHOLE (Cf. whole) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
wholly — meaning ‘entirely, completely’, is spelt this way, not wholely … Modern English usage
wholly — ► ADVERB ▪ entirely; fully … English terms dictionary
wholly — [hōl′lē, hō′lē] adv. [ME holi: see WHOLE & Y2] to the whole amount or extent; totally; entirely … English World dictionary
wholly — Not partially. In a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely; perfectly. Exclusively; to the exclusion of other things. Equally. Totally; fully. Chicago & Calumet Dist. Transit Co. v. Mueller, 213 Ind. 530, 12 N.E.2d 247, 249 @ wholly and… … Black's law dictionary
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wholly — whol|ly [ houli ] adverb FORMAL ** completely: Many people are wholly dependent on Social Security. The government is not wholly to blame for the current crisis. She didn t wholly trust him … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wholly */*/ — UK [ˈhəʊllɪ] / US [ˈhoʊlɪ] adverb formal completely Many people are wholly dependent on the state pension. The government is not wholly to blame for the current crisis. She didn t wholly trust him … English dictionary