entire family
collocation in Englishmeaningsofentireandfamily
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entire
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪnˈtaɪər/us/ɪnˈtaɪr/
whole or complete, with ...
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family
noun
uk/ˈfæm.əl.i/us/ˈfæm.əl.i/
a group of people who are related to each other, such as a mother, a father, and ...
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(Definition ofentireandfamilyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofentire family
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Ourentirefamilywas slowly, but surely, becoming a bilingual team.
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Interactions involve either theentirefamilyor individuals as they are influenced by and affect the family.
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The rectangular house typically had several rooms, accommodated anentirefamily, tended to be extended over time, and was found in fully sedentary communities.
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It made more financial sense to pay a small dole to one pauper than to house theirentirefamilyin-doors.
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They do not involve theentirefamilybut only the youngster.
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In this sense the divorce was treated as a misfortune that befell theentirefamily, and they had to be close to get through it.
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The chief, enraged by their reappearance, then expelled theentirefamily.
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The percentage of family-centred statements in our research was 22%, which included promotional statements on parents, siblings and theentirefamily.
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He, however, hastens to correct the 'general impression' that hisentirefamilyare communists.
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If their children were too young to work, the average share of married women's earnings equalled about 20 per cent of theentirefamilyincome.
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Clinically, results from the present study highlight the importance of early intervention for behavior problems involving the child'sentirefamily.
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The advent of a disability grant, as was clearly the case for the respondent quoted above, can be a major life-line for theentirefamily.
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Effective programs aimed at working with theentirefamilymay be needed to prevent the development of these disorders.
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All of these various sources of information about a given branch of family would eventually become one chapter in the study of theentirefamily.
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From a systemic point of view, the burden of illness is not only experienced by the patient, but by theentirefamilysystem.
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These stressors are felt by theentirefamilyunit and by their nurses, doctors, and other professional caregivers.
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Whilst landownership is measured in 1736, all the other variables refer to theentirefamilycycle.
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For each difference, the family was instructed to take 10 min to defend their individual positions and then attempt to reach a consensus that represented theentirefamily.
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We certainly feel that over this period of time and through these professional and personal contacts we came to know theentirefamilyvery well indeed.
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From a family systems perspective, it is important to look at patterns of interaction within theentirefamilyto understand the mental health of each member individually.
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