Meaning

5 senses
  1. In a full manner; without lack or defect; completely, entirely.

    He is fully capable of meeting his responsibilities.

    völlig

    по́лностьюpólnostʹju, по́лностьюpólnostʹju

    по́вністюpóvnistju, цілко́мcilkóm

    to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (‘full’ in this sense is used as a combining form)

  2. Used as an intensifier for a quantity.

    it was fully four hours before we arrived home.

    referring to a quantity

  3. Exactly, equally.

  4. (rare)So as to be full (not hungry); to satiation.

    to eat fully

  5. (colloquial)Used as a general intensifier; actually, really, literally.

    I fully woke up at like 12 p.m. yesterday.

Examples

464 sentences
  1. We are fully aware of the importance of the situation.

    Ми повністю усвідомлюємо усю важливість ситуації.

    ruМы полностью сознаём важность ситуации.

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  2. I fully agree with you.

    Я з вами повністю згоден.

    ruЯ полностью с тобой согласен.

    deIch stimme dir voll und ganz zu.

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  3. I am fully convinced of your innocence.

    Я повністю переконаний у твоїй невинності.

    ruЯ полностью убежден в твоей невиновности.

    deIch bin vollständig überzeugt von deiner Unschuld.

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  4. I'm fully aware of that fact.

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  5. I don't fully agree with you.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
in a full manner:
Русский
By meaning 1
in a full manner:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to a full extent:

Origin

From Middle English fully, fulliche, volliche, from Old English fullīċe (“fully”), equival

From Middle English fully, fulliche, volliche, from Old English fullīċe (“fully”), equivalent to full + -ly. Compare German völlig (“fully”), Swedish fullt (“fully”).

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Forms

more fully, most fully
Comparativemore fully Lesson
Superlativemost fully

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (‘full’ in this sense is used as a combining form):to the fullfull
  • sufficiently; more than adequately:amply
  • referring to a quantity:in full

Word family

12 related words

Collocations

8 patterns
  • fully recovered
  • fully aware of
  • has fully recovered
  • fully agree with
  • fully aware
  • is fully aware
  • fully understand
  • fully agree

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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