wholeheartedly

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whole·heart·ed

(hōl′här′tĭd)

adj.

Marked by unconditional commitment, unstinting devotion, or unreserved enthusiasm: wholehearted approval.

whole′heart′ed·ly adv.

whole′heart′ed·ness n.

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Adv.

wholeheartedly - without reserve; without reservation; "he adopted wholeheartedly some of the policies that he had previously criticized"

Translations

con entusiasmo incondicionalmente

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wholeheartedly

[ˈhəʊlˈhɑːtɪdlɪ] ADV [approve, support, accept] → incondicionalmente

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

wholeheartedly

[ˌhəʊlˈhɑː^rtɪdli] adv [agree, support] → sans réserve

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

wholeheartedly

[ˌhəʊlˈhɑːtɪdlɪ] adv (approve, agree) → incondizionatamente; (thank, congratulate) → sentitamente, di tutto cuore; (do, work, play) → con impegno, mettendoci l'anima

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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"You are entirely and wholeheartedly welcome to the loan of any book on them."

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Though he knew it was coming, he did not till the last moment wholeheartedly believe that Moscow would be abandoned, and did not prepare for it.

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It was at this juncture that Clara Belle and Susan Simpson consulted Rebecca, who threw herself solidly and wholeheartedly into the enterprise, promising her help and that of Emma Jane Perkins.

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Though I am bound to you with my whole soul, and love you dearly and strongly and wholeheartedly, a bitter fate has ordained that that love should be all that I have to give--that I should be unable, by creating for you subsistence, to repay you for all your kindness.

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So she could laugh wholeheartedly over this one, not feeling any secret sting.

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One admission, however, will not be made, namely, that Michael could not love as devotedly, as wholeheartedly, unselfishly, madly, self-sacrificingly as a human.

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A thing had happened to him that made him hate life, and he hated it wholeheartedly, with the abandon of a poet.

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However, to me personally the scene DID seem to be worth undisguised contemplation--more especially in view of the fact that I had come there not only to look at, but also to number myself sincerely and wholeheartedly with, the mob.

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And the good old lady began laughing wholeheartedly. Raoul sprang from his chair, flushing to the temples, suffering agonies.

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The Church generally still encouraged attendance, and not only did all the townspeople join wholeheartedly, but from all the country round the peasants flocked in.

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Allan Anne fell promptly and wholeheartedly in love.

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He also urged the citizens to participate wholeheartedly in this philanthropic activity.