How to Pronounce "as a whole"
expression
AZ-uh-HOHL
AZ-uh-HOHL
Definition
This expression is used to refer to something in its entirety, considering all its parts together rather than just a section.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈæz/, /ˈɛz/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈhoʊɫ
British English
ˈæs/ /æɪ/ /hˈəʊl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
AZ-uh-HOHL
UK
AZ-uh-HOHL
Listen in Context
We need to look at the problem as a whole.
Society as a whole benefits from education.
The book as a whole was very interesting.
If you consider the results as a whole, it's actually a good outcome.